Écorches
Commune in Normandy, France
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Écorches (French pronunciation: [ekɔʁʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
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The church of Saint-Agnan in Écorches | |
 Location of Écorches | |
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| Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 0°05′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Couanon[1] |
Area 1 | 9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 101 |
| • Density | 10.4/km2 (26.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61152 /61160 |
| Elevation | 102–269 m (335–883 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Hameau Perré, Les Lignerits, Le Moncel and Écorches.[3]
The commune has the River Viette running through it and a single stream the Secqueville.
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
Church of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries a 13th century church classified as a Monument historique in 1948.[4]
Notable people
- Gilles de Caux de Montlebert (1682 - 1733) an 18th-century French poet and playwright was born here.[5]
- André Mare (1885 -1932) is buried at the Church of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries.[6]
