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Écouché

former commune in Orne, France
Place Commune of France Q273689

Facts

16 properties

Identity

Instance of
commune of France (?–2015), delegated commune (2016–present)[7]
Official name
Écouché

Location

Country
France[6]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 48.718°, -0.125°[12]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
canton of Écouché, Orne, arrondissement of Argentan[3][4][5]
Shares border with
Goulet, Loucé[8][9]

Population and size

Area
5.22 km²
Elevation above sea level
171 (147–184, n=3)
Population
1.3k (1.3k–2.2k, n=12)[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Codes

Postal code
61150[10]
More facts +6
Award received
Small Cities of Character[2]
Capital of
canton of Écouché
Associated electoral district
canton of Magny-le-Désert (2015–present)
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
December 31, 2015[11]
Office held by the head of government
Mayor of Écouché
Replaced by
Écouché-les-Vallées
🏷️ Also known as
en Écouché es Ecouche es Ecouché es Écouche it Ecouché nl Ecouche pl Ecouché pt Ecouché uk Екуше zh 埃库谢
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
241538671
GND ID
4248154-5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ecouche1.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15268085k
EHESS ID of a French commune
12460
FactGrid item ID
Leo Korn
Freebase ID
/m/03qgsb6
GeoNames ID
3020441
Insee municipality code
61153
OpenStreetMap relation ID
3311137
WOEID
589461
Who's on First ID
101762601

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🔗 Connections
Located in the administrative territorial entity 3
Orne, arrondissement of Argentan, canton of Écouché
Instance of 2
commune of France, delegated commune
Located in time zone 2
UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Shares border with 2
Goulet, Loucé
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 2
Orne, canton of Écouché
← Shares border with 2
Goulet, Loucé
Associated electoral district 1
canton of Magny-le-Désert
Capital of 1
canton of Écouché
Contained subdivisions 1
Écouché
Country 1
France
People born here 1
André Chéradame
People who died here 1
André Chéradame
← Capital 1
canton of Écouché
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Écouché is a commune of France[1].

Body

Geography

Located in include canton of Écouché[3], a canton of France[25], in France[26]; Orne[4], a department of France[27], in France[28], founded in 1790[29]; and arrondissement of Argentan[5], an arrondissement of France[30], in France[31].

Physical Characteristics

Écouché covers an area of 5.22 km²[32]. Elevations include 147 m[33], 184 m[34], and 171 m[35].

FAQs

What awards did Écouché receive?

Honors received include Small Cities of Character[2].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  24. [33] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [34] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 4248154-5
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56529: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 27w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → 1,324, 1,361, 1,390 +8
    Elevation above sea level → 147 metre, 184 metre, 171 metre
    Award received → Small Cities of Character
    Associated electoral district → canton of Magny-le-Désert
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30066"
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