Écorches

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Écorches

(2020–2026) Thierry Couanon^[1]Area

9.71 km² (3.75 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

101 • Density10/km² (27/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61152 /61160

Elevation102–269 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.

Écorches (French pronunciation: [ekɔʁʃ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

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]

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Notable people

André Mare (1885 -1932) is buried at the Church of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries.^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
^ "Eglise Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries à Écorches - PA00110797". monumentum.fr.
^ "Un tableau d'André Mare sur le mur du Sitcom ?". actu.fr. 9 April 2016.