L'Orée-d'Écouves

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of L'Orée-d'Écouves

(2020–2026) Sylvie Poirier-Christian^[1]Area

44.45 km² (17.16 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

752 • Density17/km² (44/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]

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.^[5]

Notable People

Joaquim Pueyo (born 1950) a French politician representing the Socialist Party, was mayor of Livaie from 1983 to 2008.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 10 July 2018 (rectification) (in French)
^ Arrêté préfectoral 10 July 2018 (in French)
^ "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.
^ Mousset, Yasmine (18 June 2017). "Joaquim Pueyo (divers gauche) réélu". Ouest-France.fr.