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.

Écorches
The church of Saint-Agnan in Écorches
Location of Écorches
Écorches
Écorches
Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 0°05′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-2
IntercommunalityArgentan Intercom
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Thierry Couasnon
Area
1
9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
89
  Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61152 /61160
Elevation102–269 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

The Corday house
  • Charlotte Corday (1768–1793) was born here, in the hamlet of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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