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
The Corday house
- 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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