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Given the label of “ Small town of Character” in 2017, Ecouché was a fortified town during the Middle Ages, surrounded by moats. Situated on the banks of the Orne River, at the limits of the Argentan Plain and the Suisse Normand, today it is reputed for its old towers, narrow streets, and the jewel of its patrimony, the church of Our Lady. Its dominating silhouette is characteristic, and offers an invitation to the traveller to come and appreciate its beauty.

Built during the 12th century, then continued during the 15th and 16th centuries, its history is not well-documented. Those discovering it for the first time are surprised by its composition and the presence of important ruins. In reality it is two churches. The new one, majestic, whose sanctuary and transept were the only parts to be finished, and the old church of which only the ruins of the nave and a wall of the belfry tower remain. Threatening to fall apart between the two wars, it was decided due to the distance in relationship to the new sanctuary , and its uselessness, to abandon it. The archaeological presentation of the ruins was realised in 1938.

The church was entirely classified as a Historical Monument in 1909. It is actually the object of important restoration projects concerning the whole building, and the interior furnishings. ( the reredos of the Virgin, in 2019; two representations of the Flight into Egypt, in 2020; the representation of Christ tied to the pillar – 2021, work of Etienne Leroux. An important project of interior decoration is being studied to improve the reception of visitors(offices, cultural events) with the DRAC and the AENDE ( the Association for the Patrimony of the Church).