Écouves

Écouves
Écouves
	Commune
	Écouves Location within Normandy region Écouves
	Coordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°06′18″E / 48.502°N 0.105°ECoordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°06′18″E / 48.502°N 0.105°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Radon
Intercommunality	CU Alençon
Area1	36.40 km2 (14.05 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	1,770
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61341 /61250
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.^[1] It takes its name from the nearby Forêt d'Écouves.

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Écouves
Commune
Écouves Location within Normandy region Écouves
Coordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°06′18″E / 48.502°N 0.105°E / 48.502; 0.105Coordinates: 48°30′07″N 0°06′18″E / 48.502°N 0.105°E / 48.502; 0.105
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Radon
Intercommunality	CU Alençon
Area¹	36.40 km² (14.05 sq mi)
Population (2013)²	1,770
• Density	49/km² (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61341 /61250
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.