L'Orée-d'Écouves[3] (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.[4]

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.[5]

Notable People

  • Joaquim Pueyo (born 1950) a French politician representing the Socialist Party, was mayor of Livaie from 1983 to 2008.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 10 July 2018 (rectification) (in French)
  4. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 10 July 2018 (in French)
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Mousset, Yasmine (18 June 2017). "Joaquim Pueyo (divers gauche) réélu". Ouest-France.fr.