Aunou-sur-Orne
Commune in Normandy, France
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Aunou-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [onu syʁ ɔʁn] ⓘ, literally Aunou on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Aunou-sur-Orne | |
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The church in Aunou-sur-Orne | |
 Location of Aunou-sur-Orne | |
  Aunou-sur-Orne Location within France  Aunou-sur-Orne Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′44″N 0°13′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Intercommunality | CC Sources Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurence Lubrun[1] |
Area 1 | 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 283 |
| • Density | 15.7/km2 (40.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61015 /61500 |
| Elevation | 171–233 m (561–764 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. | |
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fresneaux, Aunou, Monthioux, Aunou-sur-Orne and Foligny.[3]
Aunou-sur-Orne along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
The commune contains the source of the river Orne.[5] In addition another two rivers La Senelle and La Vézone, also flow within the commune.[6][7]
History
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 273 | — |
| 1975 | 227 | −2.60% |
| 1982 | 207 | −1.31% |
| 1990 | 257 | +2.74% |
| 1999 | 255 | −0.09% |
| 2007 | 255 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 264 | +0.70% |
| 2017 | 266 | +0.15% |
| 2023 | 283 | +1.04% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
Personalities
Nicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées.[10]
