Écorches
Écorches (French: [ekɔʁʃ]) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. It is the birth place of Charlotte Corday, Girondist and assassin of Marat.
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The church of Saint-Agnan in Écorches | |
Location of Écorches | |
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Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 0°05′37″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Argentan-2 |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Thierry Couasnon |
Area 1 | 9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 89 |
• Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61152 /61160 |
Elevation | 102–269 m (335–883 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Notable people
- Charlotte Corday (1768–1793) was born here, in the hamlet of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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