Écouves () is a

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in the department of

Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Forges,

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(the seat) and Vingt-Hanaps. It takes its name from the nearby

Forêt d'Écouves The Forêt d'Écouves (; eng. Écouves Forest) is a large area of woodland in the Normandy region of northern France. Location and topography The forest is located in the Orne département of France, north of Alençon, between the communes of C ...

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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.

Notable People

Paul Le Flem Marie-Paul Achille Auguste Le Flem (18 March 1881 – 31 July 1984) was a French composer and music critic. Biography Born in Radon, Orne, and living most of his life in Lézardrieux, Le Flem studied at the Schola Cantorum under Vincent d'Ind ...

(1881 – 1984) a French composer and music critic was born here in

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Notable People

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