Écorches

Écorches is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Hameau Perré, Les Lignerits, Le Moncel and Écorches.

The commune has the River Viette running through it and a single stream the Secqueville.

National heritage sites
Church of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries a 13th century church classified as a Monument historique in 1948.



Notable people

 * Gilles de Caux de Montlebert (1682 - 1733) an 18th-century French poet and playwright was born here.
 * André Mare (1885 -1932) is buried at the Church of Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries.