L'Orée-d'Écouves
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L'Orée-d'Écouves | |
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 The church in Livaie | |
 Location of L'Orée-d'Écouves | |
  L'Orée-d'Écouves  L'Orée-d'Écouves | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′55″N 0°01′55″W / 48.5153°N 0.0319°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | CU Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvie Poirier-Christian[1] |
Area 1 | 44.45 km2 (17.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 709 |
| • Density | 16.0/km2 (41.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61228 /61420 |
| Elevation | 197–413 m (646–1,355 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
L'Orée-d'Écouves[3] (French pronunciation: [lɔʁe dekuv]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Livaie (the seat), Fontenai-les-Louvets, Longuenoë and Saint-Didier-sous-Écouves.[4]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Landrée, La Noé Plate, Saint-Didier-sous-Écouves, Fontenai, La Biochère, Gatenoë, L'Orée-d'Écouves, La Baudrière, Longuenoë and Livaie.[5]
The commune is located within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[6]
The commune along with 26 others contains part of the Forêt d'Écouves.[7]
Neighbouring communes[5] | |
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The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.[8]
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
- Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987.[9]
