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The Orne
(61) is a department in
France
. It is in the
Normandy
region. Its prefecture is
Alencon
and its sub-prefectures are
Argentan
and
Mortagne-au-Perche
. The department's name comes from the
river Orne
which flows through it.
The Orne was one of the original 83 departments created in 1790.
The department borders several other departments:
There is also a 105,000 ha forest called
foret des Andaines
(Andaines Forest).
The Orne is famous for its:
It is also known to be famous for its trotting
horses
.
(A chateau is a
castle
in French)
- Chateau of Sassy
- Chateau medieval de Domfront
- Chateau of Couterne
- Chateau of La Ferte-Fresnel at La Ferte-Frenel
- Chateau of Carrouges