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Orne, department (1990 pop. 292,900), NW France, in Normandy and part of Perche. Alençon is the capital.
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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 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 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
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