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Écouché
Écouché () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Écouché-les-Vallées. The village Écouché stands out today for the monumental church, a very rare Republican altar, several medieval merchants' houses, a number of original towers, a network of well-conserved lanes and – a reminder of the ordeal of World War II and the Liberation – a Sherman assault tank. Until 2015, Écouché was the administrative centre of a canton within the arrondissement of Argentan.Populations légales 2012: 61 Orne INSEE It is classed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Écouché-les-Vallées
Écouché-les-Vallées () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Batilly, Orne, Batilly, La Courbe, Écouché (the seat), Loucé, Saint-Ouen-sur-Maire and Serans, Orne, Serans. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Fontenai-sur-Orne was merged into Écouché-les-Vallées. Its seat, Écouché, is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets: La Courbe, Mesnil-Glaise, Le Haut du Château, Batilly, Treize Saints, L'Être Hubert, Saint-Ouen-sur-Maire, Serans, Écouché, Méheudin, Loucé, Noiseville, Le Hamel and Fontenai-sur-Orne. The parts of the commune that contains Batilly, Orne, Batilly and La Courbe is part of the area known as Norman Switzerland, Suisse Normande. Parts of the commune make up the area, the Plaine d'Argentan, which is known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
