Forges, Orne

Forges
Forges
	Forges Location within Normandy region Forges
	Coordinates: 48°29′56″N 0°07′07″E / 48.4989°N 0.1186°ECoordinates: 48°29′56″N 0°07′07″E / 48.4989°N 0.1186°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Radon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Bellier
Area1	5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	238
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Forgerons
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61175 /61250
Elevation	152–193 m (499–633 ft) ; (avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
	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.

Forges is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Écouves.^[1]

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Forges
Forges Location within Normandy region Forges
Coordinates: 48°29′56″N 0°07′07″E / 48.4989°N 0.1186°E / 48.4989; 0.1186Coordinates: 48°29′56″N 0°07′07″E / 48.4989°N 0.1186°E / 48.4989; 0.1186
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Radon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Bellier
Area¹	5.01 km² (1.93 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	238
• Density	48/km² (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Forgerons
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61175 /61250
Elevation	152–193 m (499–633 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
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.