Radon () is a former commune in the

Orne Orne (; or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.department in north-western

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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of

Écouves Écouves () is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Forges, Radon (the seat) and Vingt-Hanaps. It takes its name from the nearby Forê ...

. It is around 7 km north of

Alençon Alençon (, , ; ) is a commune in Normandy, France, and the capital of the Orne department. It is situated between Paris and Rennes (about west of Paris) and a little over north of Le Mans. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alen� ...

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

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in 1987.

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Former communes of Orne {{Alençon-geo-stub

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

See also

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