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Orne

Orne
Coat of Arms Orne
Details
Information
Number 61
Region Basse-Normandie
Prefecture Alençon
Subprefecture Argentan
Mortagne-au-Perche
Population
 - Total (1999)
 - Density
Ranked 73rd
292,337
48 /km²
Area 6,103 km²
Censored pages Censored page
Cantons 40
Communes 505
President of the
general council
Gérard Burel
Location
Location of Orne in France

Orne is a département in the northwest of France named after the Orne River.

Contents

History

Orne was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandie and Perche .

Geography

Orne is in the current region of Basse-Normandie and is surrounded by the departments of Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Sarthe, Mayenne, and Calvados; it is the only departement of Basse Normandie and Haute Normandie to be landlocked.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Ornais.

Culture

Orne is the home of Camembert cheese.

External links

  • Prefecture website http://www.orne.pref.gouv.fr/ (in French)
  • Conseil Général website http://www.cg61.fr/ (in French)
  • http://www.ornetourisme.com/site_EN.htm (in English)


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