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ORNE


'Orne' is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River.

Contents
History
Geography
Demographics
Culture
See also
External links

History


Orne is 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 Normandy 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 department 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.
The local dialect is known as Augeron

See also



Cantons of the Orne department

Communes of the Orne department

Arrondissements of the Orne department

Orne River

St. Andre sur Orne

External links



Prefecture website

General council website

ornetourisme.com

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