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 made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Four à Chaux, Platier, La Guimardière, Le Grand Mesnil, Les Forges, La Maigraire and Saint-Bômer-les-Forges.
It is in size. The highest point in the commune is .
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.
The Andainette, the Varenne and the Halouze are the three rivers, running through this commune.
Points of interest
National heritage sites
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a
Monument historique
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.
*Megalithic ensemble
Neolithic
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megalithic which was registered as a monument in 1975.
*Manoir de la Bérardière a sixteenth century Manor house, registered as a
Monument historique
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in 1974.
Notable People
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Henri François Anne de Roussel
Henri François Anne de Roussel (11 July 1748 in Saint-Bômer-les-Forges – 17 February 1812 in Caen) was a French naturalist.
He studied humanities and philosophy at the University of Caen, obtaining the rank of "maître ès-arts" in 1767. Af ...
(1748 - 1812) a French
naturalist
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, was born here.
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):