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 11 communes is part of a 1,400 hectare,
Natura 2000
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conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents.
The River Vie runs through the commune in addition to two streams, the Val Roger & the Mont-Ormel.
Population
Points of Interest
*Coteau des Champs-Genêts is a 29 hectare Sensitive Natural Space of Orne. The reserve features the following fauna and flora
Camargue horse
The Camargue, or , is a traditional French List of horse breeds, breed of working horse indigenous to the Camargue area in southern France. Its origins are unknown. For centuries, possibly thousands of years, these small horses have lived wil ...
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Boloria dia
''Boloria dia'', the Weaver's fritillary or violet fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The name Weaver's fritillary is in honor of Richard Weaver (entomologist), Richard Weaver, an English insect collector who claimed to have o ...
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Adonis blue
The Adonis blue (''Lysandra bellargus'', also known as ''Polyommatus bellargus'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It inhabits the Palearctic realm (Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Southern Russia, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, ...
Gentiana cruciata
''Gentiana cruciata'', the star gentian or cross gentian, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family.
Description
''Gentiana cruciata'' is a hemicryptophyte scapose plant of small size, reaching on average in heigh ...
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* Vajradhara-Ling is a Buddhist centre based in the commune since 1982.
File:Vajradhara-Ling P1060683.JPG, Vajradhara-Ling
File:Aubry-le-Panthou P1060903.JPG, Aubry-le-Panthou Church
File:Aubry-le-Panthou château d'Osmont P1060859.JPG, Castle of Osmont
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):