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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It is the place where camembert cheese originated.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge
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Geography
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One river, the Viette, and four streams (the Fontaine de la Motte, Besion, the Moulin Neuf, and the Costillets) run through the commune.
History
The village is most noted for the early development of camembert cheese by Marie Harel in 1791.
Notable buildings and places
*Maison Du Camembert a museum telling how the story of the history of the cheese and how it is produced. The museum is in the shape of a Camembert cheese.
*Beamoncel the manor house, which was the home of Marie Harel.
Population
Notable Associations
* Marie Harel (1761–1844) was the inventor of Camembert cheese, lived and worked in the village.
* Lutteur B a horse from the Foucaudière farm in Camembert in 1955, that was ridden by Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
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in the 1964 Summer Olympics
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, winning a Gold and Silver medal.
See also
* 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):
References
External links
Maison du Camembert
Communes of Orne
Museums in Orne
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