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Orne| French river rising east of Sées and flowing northwest, then northeast to the English Channel below Caen; 152 km/94 mi long. A ship canal runs alongside it from Caen to the sea at Ouistreham. The Orne gives its name to a département in Normandy; population (1990) 293,200. |
Orne| Département in the Basse-Normandie region of France; area 6,100 sq km/2,355 sq mi; population (1999 est) 292,300. Horses and cattle are reared, and dairy produce (including cheese from the village of Camembert) is exported. Electrical appliances, car parts, and chemicals are the principal manufactured products. The main towns are Alençon (the administrative centre) and Argentan. |
| Orne was formed from part of ancient Normandy. It comprises two distinct physical regions: the west, consisting of rugged hills and extensive forests with patches of pasture; and the east, with fertile valleys and extensive rich pasture lands and orchards. It was the scene of heavy fighting in 1944 following the Allied invasion of France in World War II. |
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