Ri, Orne
Ri | |
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Coordinates: 48°47′30″N 0°08′12″W / 48.7917°N 0.1367°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Argentan-1 |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume de Vigneral[1] |
Area 1 | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 156 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61349 /61210 |
Elevation | 177–253 m (581–830 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ri (French pronunciation: [ʁi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. This commune has the shortest name of any department in the Orne.
Saint John Eudes, the forerunner of the devotion to Sacred Heart, was born here.[3]
Geography
The commune of Ri is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Ri and Houay
The source of the river Houay, a tributary of the Orne originates from the settlement of the same name.[4]
Notable buildings and places
In advance of the construction of the A88 autoroute a Neolithic Flint Mine was discovered in Ri.[6]
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The oratory at Saint-Jean-Eudes, Ri
Notable people
- Roman Catholic priest and the founder of both the Order of Our Lady of Charity in 1641 and Congregation of Jesus and Mary, also known as The Eudists, in 1643.[7][8]
- François Eudes de Mézeray born in Ri, was a French Historian[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Saint John Eudes".
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- ^ "Ri · 61210, France". Ri · 61210, France.
- ^ "Flint Mining in Northern France and Belgium" (PDF).
- ^ Le Brun, Charles (1909). "Blessed Jean Eudes". The Catholic Encyclopedia (Volume 5; New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Steele, Francesca (1911). "Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge". The Catholic Encyclopedia (Volume 12; New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
Works cited
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mézeray, François Eudes de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 350. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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