L'Orée-d'Écouves

L'Orée-d'Écouves
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 / 48.5153; -0.0319
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityCU Alençon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvie Poirier-Christian[1]
Area
1
44.45 km2 (17.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
709
 • Density16.0/km2 (41.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61228 /61420
Elevation197–413 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]

Geography

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]



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]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 10 July 2018 (rectification) (in French)
  4. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 10 July 2018 (in French)
  5. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  6. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  7. ^ "UP_611 – Document PDF" (PDF). Données Normandie (DREAL) (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502015 - Vallée du Sarthon et affluents - Description".
  9. ^ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
  10. ^ Mousset, Yasmine (18 June 2017). "Joaquim Pueyo (divers gauche) réélu". Ouest-France.fr.