Écorches
Écorches | |
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 The church of Saint-Agnan in Écorches | |
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  Écorches | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 0°05′37″E / 48.8678°N 0.0936°ECoordinates: 48°52′04″N 0°05′37″E / 48.8678°N 0.0936°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Couanon[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 94 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61152 /61160 |
| Elevation | 102–269 m (335–883 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Écorches (French pronunciation: [ekɔʁʃ] (
listen)) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. It is the birth place of Charlotte Corday, Girondist and assassin of Marat.
Notable people[]
The Corday house
- Charlotte Corday (1768–1793) was born here, in the hamlet of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries.
See also[]
- Communes of the Orne department
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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