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.Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2015 It takes its name from the nearby Forêt d'Écouves.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Mézières, Vingt-Hanaps, Les Feugerets, Écouves, Forges and Avoise.
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.
La Briante, le Betz and la Forêt are the watercourses that flows through the commune.
Points of interest
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 (1881 – 1984) a French composer and music critic was born here in Radon.
See also Communes of the Orne department
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