Orne
Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in north-western
France
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Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Val Benoît,Le Château and Le Grais.
It is in size. The highest point in the commune is .
There are a total of six watercourses that traverse through the commune, two rivers The Rouvre and The Rouvrette. The other water courses are all streams, The Arthan, The Beaudouit, The Moulinet and La Petitiere.
Notable buildings and places
National heritage sites
*Logis de la Petitière a 15th Centaury Manor house, built by the English during the
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantag ...