Écouves
Écouves | |
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The town hall in Écouves | |
Location of Écouves | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°06′18″E / 48.502°N 0.105°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Écouves |
| Intercommunality | CU Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Meyer |
Area 1 | 36.40 km2 (14.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,673 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61341 /61250 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Écouves (French pronunciation: [ekuv]) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Forges, Radon (the seat) and Vingt-Hanaps. It takes its name from the nearby Forêt d'Écouves.