'Orne' is a
department in the northwest of
France named after the
Orne River.
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
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Cantons of the Orne department
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Communes of the Orne department
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Arrondissements of the Orne department
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Orne River
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St. Andre sur Orne
External links
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Prefecture website
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General council website
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ornetourisme.com