Orne

French depairtment

Orne (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʁn]) is a depairtment in the northwast o Fraunce, named efter the river Orne.

Orne
Prefectur biggin o the Orne depairtment, in Alençon
Prefectur biggin o the Orne depairtment, in Alençon
Coat of airms o Orne
Coat airms
Location o Orne in Fraunce
Location o Orne in Fraunce
Coordinates: 48°42′N 0°0′E / 48.700°N 0.000°E / 48.700; 0.000Coordinates: 48°42′N 0°0′E / 48.700°N 0.000°E / 48.700; 0.000
KintraFraunce
RegionNormandy
PrefecturAlençon
SubprefectursArgentan
Mortagne-au-Perche
Govrenment
 • Preses o the General CooncilAlain Lambert (UMP)
Area
 • Total6103 km2 (2,356 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total292,609
 • Rank73rd
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Depairtment nummer61
Arrondissements3
Cantons21
Communes505
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2