Vingt-Hanaps (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃ anap]) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Écouves.[2]

Vingt-Hanaps
Part of Écouves
Location of Vingt-Hanaps
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Vingt-Hanaps is located in France
Vingt-Hanaps
Vingt-Hanaps
Vingt-Hanaps is located in Normandy
Vingt-Hanaps
Vingt-Hanaps
Coordinates: 48°31′25″N 0°08′18″E / 48.5236°N 0.1383°E / 48.5236; 0.1383
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonRadon
CommuneÉcouves
Area
1
11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
397
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
DemonymVingt-Hanapsiens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61250
Elevation153–319 m (502–1,047 ft)
(avg. 293 m or 961 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Notable buildings and places edit

National heritage sites edit

  • 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.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ "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.