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 along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 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
Haute vallée de la Sarthe Haute Vallée de la Sarthe translated as the Upper Sarthe Valley is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 3,503 hectares in size.
Geography
The area is an Alluvial plain in a valley that commonly floods in winter. It is mainly consisted of spars ...
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Points of Interest
*Maison de sainte Thérèse is the house that
Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux (born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), religious name, in religion Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, was a French Discalced Carmelites, Discalced Carmelite who is widely v ...
stayed at as a child between March 1873 and April 1874. The house today is set-up as a replica of what it would have been during this time.
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):