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 of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, La Guitonnerie, Cité de Surdon, Ferme de Chardronnet, La Chointerie, Les Riaux, La Métairie, Mermonde, La Ferronnerie, Macé, La Pelletière and L'Abbé.
Macé along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 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 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
The area is focused on the sou ...
.The Orne is the only watercourse that runs through the commune.
Population
points of interest
*Coteau de la Butte-des-Rocs is a 400m2 site in the commune that is a protected area, as it contains the only known instance of the white pea lathyrus pannonicus, a type of
Leguminosae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
, in Orne.
Notable People
* Ernest Granger (1844 -1914) a French politician died and was buried here.
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):