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Orne
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Details
Information
Number 61
Region Lower Normandy
Prefecture Alençon
Subprefectures Argentan
Mortagne-au-Perche
Population
 -Total (1999)
 -Density		Ranked 73rd
292,337
48/km²
Area6103 km²
Arrondissements3
Cantons40
Communes505
President of the
General Council		Gérard Burel
Location
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Orne is a Département in the northwest of France named after the Orne River.

History

Orne was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandie and Perche.

Geography

Orne is in the current region of Basse-Normandie and is surrounded by the departments of Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Sarthe, Mayenne, and Calvados; it is the only departement of Basse Normandie and Haute Normandie to be landlocked.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Ornais.

Culture

Camembert, the village where Camembert cheese was first made, is located in Orne.

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