Orne
Orne (; 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 north-western
France
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.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fourneaux,La Bijude, Le Haut Vardon, Le Bas Vardon and Cahan.
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare,
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...
conservation area, called the
Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents translated as Orne Valley and tributaries is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 2,115 hectares in size.
Geography
The area is focused on Orne and 3 of its main tributaries, the laize, the Noireau and the Ro ...
.
The commune has 2 watercourses running through it the river
Noireau
The Noireau is a river in northwestern France, crossing the departments of Orne and Calvados (department), Calvados. It is 43.26 km long. Its source is in Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu, and it flows into the river Orne (river), Orne on the bor ...
and 1 stream the Mare des Bois.
Population
File:La mairie de Cahan.jpg, La mairie de Cahan
File:Église Saint-Pierre de Cahan. Vue sud-est.jpg, Church of Saint-Pierre in Cahan
File:Vue sur le bourg de Cahan.jpg, Cahan village
See also
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Communes of the Orne department
The following is a list of the 381 communes of the Orne department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):