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, Malvoue and Guerquesalles.
The commune has two rivers running through it the Vie & the Viette in addition to four streams, the Fontaine de la Motte, the Fontaine de la Roche, the Moulin Neuf, plus the Valame.
Notable buildings and places
**Coteau du Champ-du-Noyer is a 1.36 hectare site is a protected area created in 2019 as part of the Natura 2000
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initiative.
National heritage sites
*Cocardière Manor is a 16th century manor house, classified as a Monument historique
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in 1929.
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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