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 of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Le Repos and Médavy.Natura 2000
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conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents
Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents translated as the Upper Orne Valley and tributaries is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 20,593 hectares in size. The site is managed by CPIE Collines normandes.
Geography
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Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique
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*Château à Médavy an 11th century fortified house, that was later fortified into a castle in the 16th century, it was listed as a monument in 1926.
*Priory of Notre-Dame-du-Repos a 12th century prioral church listed as a monument in 1989.
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
Communes of Orne
Monuments historiques of Orne
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