Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.[department in northwestern ]France
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Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil,La Villette, Le Montpertuis and Avoine.
It is in size. The average elevation of the commune is .
The River Cance and the Poncey stream traverse through the commune.
Population
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
*Château d'Avoines 17th century chateau listed as a Monument historique in 1979.
See also
*Communes of the Orne department
The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Château de la Motte, Joué du Plain
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References
Communes of Orne
Monuments historiques of Orne
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