L'Orée-d'Écouves
L'Orée-d'Écouves (French pronunciation: [lɔʁe dekuv]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Livaie (the seat), Fontenai-les-Louvets, Longuenoë and Saint-Didier-sous-Écouves.
Geography
The Commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 5,255 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée du Sarthon et affluents.
Notable buildings and places
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
- Joaquim Pueyo (born 1950) a French politician representing the Socialist Party, was mayor of Livaie from 1983 to 2008.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 10 July 2018 (rectification) (in French)
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 10 July 2018 (in French)
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502015 - Vallée du Sarthon et affluents - Description".
- ^ "80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves (également sur communes de Le Bouillon, La Chapelle-près-Sées, La Ferrière-Béchet, Fontenai-les-Louvets, La Lande-de-Goult, Radon, Rouperroux, Saint-Didier-sous-Ecouves, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Tanville et Vingt-Hanap..." monumentum.fr.
- ^ Mousset, Yasmine (18 June 2017). "Joaquim Pueyo (divers gauche) réélu". Ouest-France.fr.
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