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 in north-western
France
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. The town is named after the 6th-century AD Saint (also known as ''Fraimbaud, Fraimbourg, Frambaud, Frambourg, Frambour, Frambaldus,'' etc.).
Points of Interest
*Plan d'eau de Saint-Fraimbault is a 2 Hectare lake, used for leisure activities and surrounded by parkland.
Notable People
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Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille
Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille (born 17 December 1941) is a French foil fencer. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
The 1971 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the ...
- (born 1941) is a French foil fencer who was born here.
See also
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Communes of the Orne department
The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine'') is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the French regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire.
Geography
Spanning the departments of Orne, Manch ...