Orne
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| Orne | |
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| The Orne coat of arms | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Département number: | 61 |
| Région: | Basse-Normandie |
| Préfecture: | Alençon |
| Sub-Préfectures: | Argentan Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 40 |
| Communes: | 505 |
| Conseiller Général: | Gérard Burel |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 73rd |
| -1999 | 292,337 |
| Population density: | 48/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6103 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Orne is a département in the northwest of France named after the Orne River.
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[edit] History
Orne was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandie and Perche.
[edit] Geography
Orne is in the current région of Basse-Normandie and is surrounded by the départements of Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Sarthe, Mayenne, and Calvados; it is the only département of Basse Normandie and Haute Normandie to be landlocked.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants of the département are called Ornais.
[edit] Culture
Camembert, the village where Camembert cheese was first made, is located in Orne.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Orne département
- Communes of the Orne département
- Arrondissements of the Orne département
[edit] External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) Conseil Général website
- (English) ornetourisme.com
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