Échalou
| Échalou | ||
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Argentan | |
| Canton | La Ferté-Macé | |
| Community association | Flers Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 204-237 m | |
| surface | 5.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 389 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 70 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61440 | |
| INSEE code | 61149 | |
Échalou is a French municipality with 389 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Orne in the region Normandy (before 2016 Basse-Normandie ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Argentan and the canton of La Ferté-Macé ( Messei until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Échaluviens .
geography
Échalou is about 40 kilometers west of Argentan . Échalou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Landigou in the north, Bellou-en-Houlme in the east and northeast, Saires-la-Verrerie in the south, Saint-André-de-Messei in the southwest and Messei in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299 | 270 | 250 | 306 | 323 | 305 | 331 | 359 | 392 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame Church, built between 1850 and 1860
Web links
Commons : Échalou - collection of images, videos and audio files
