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 northwestern
France
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.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Grais, La Haute Bellière, La Rochette and La Bellière.
It is in size. The highest point in the commune is .
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and
Forêt d'Écouves
The Forêt d'Écouves (; eng. Écouves Forest) is a large area of woodland in the Normandy region of northern France.
Location and topography
The forest is located in the Orne département of France, north of Alençon, between the communes of Ca ...
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The commune along with another eight communes shares part of a 1,630 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 Sites d'Ecouves.
La Bellière has a total of five streams running through it, the Aprel, the Cercueil, the Clairefontaine, the Landrion and the Vallees.
Population
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):
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Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park (French language, Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the France, French Region of France, regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire.
Geography ...