Écouché

Écouché is a commune with 1299 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Orne in Basse-Normandie region. It belongs to the district of Argentan and Canton Écouché.

Geography

The town on the left bank of the Orne is approximately 9 miles from Argentan, 11 km from Rânes, 18 km from Carrouges and Motrée, 19 km from Briouze, 22 km from Falaise and 24 km from La Ferté- Macé away.

History

  • First mentioned in the year 1080th
  • 1821 Incorporation of Meheudin.

Coat of arms

Description: The coat of arms is quartered in red and blue and has three gold scallops in field 1 and 4, and three golden lilies in the other fields ..

Demographics

From 1962, only residents with a primary residence

Attractions

  • Church of Our Lady, 13th century, rebuilding 15-16. century
  • Remnants of the old city wall
  • Chapelle Saint- Nicolas ( 1140 )
  • Ruins of a chapel in Méheudin

Twinning

  • Elze, Lower Saxony, since 1972
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