Orne
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Orne (French pronunciation: [ɔʁn] ⓘ; Norman: Ôrne or Orne) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.[3]
History
Orne is one of the original 83 départements created during the
Geography
Orne is in the region of Normandy neighbouring Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Sarthe, Manche, Mayenne, and Calvados. It is the only department of Normandy not to border the English Channel.
Economy
The largest town by a considerable margin is the prefecture, Alençon, which is an administrative and commercial centre for what is still an overwhelmingly rural department. There are no large industrial centres, and agriculture remains the economic focus.
Demographics
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The inhabitants of the department are called Ornais.
The recorded population level peaked at 443,688 in 1836. Declining farm incomes and the lure of better prospects in the
Principal towns
The most populous commune is Alençon, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants:[3]
Commune | Population (2019) |
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Alençon | 25,870 |
Flers | 14,762 |
Argentan | 13,395 |
L'Aigle | 7,961 |
La Ferté Macé | 5,186 |
Politics
The president of the Departmental Council is Christophe de Balorre, elected in 2017.
Presidential elections 2nd round
Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | 2nd Place Candidate | Party | % | |
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2022[6] | Emmanuel Macron | LREM
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55.12 | Marine Le Pen | RN | 44.88 | |
2017 | Emmanuel Macron | LREM
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61.64 | Marine Le Pen | FN
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38.36 | |
2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 52.89 | François Hollande | PS | 47.11 | |
2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 57.66 | Ségolène Royal | PS | 42.34 | |
2002[7] | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 81.30 | Jean-Marie Le Pen | FN | 18.70 |
Current National Assembly Representatives
Constituency | Member[8] | Party | |
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Orne's 1st constituency | Joaquim Pueyo | Socialist Party | |
Orne's 2nd constituency | Véronique Louwagie | The Republicans | |
Orne's 3rd constituency | Jérôme Nury | The Republicans |
Culture
The local dialect is known as Augeron.
Tourism
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Abbey of Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois
See also
- Cantons of the Orne department
- Communes of the Orne department
- Arrondissements of the Orne department
- Haras National du Pin, a French stud farm
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Populations légales 2019: 61 Orne, INSEE
- ^ "Historique de l'Orne". Le SPLAF.
- ^ "Évolution et structure de la population en 2016". INSEE.
- ^ "Résultats élections: Orne". Le Monde.
- ^ "Résultats de l'élection présidentielle 2002: Orne". Ministère de l'Intérieur.
- ^ Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français". Assemblée nationale.
External links
- (in French) Prefecture website
- (in French) Departmental Council website
- (in English) Orne at Curlie
- (in English) Orne Tourism
- (in English) AWOL in the Orne, in 1918 Life in the Orne, WW1 with images