Ornes, Meuse
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Ornes | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of the Ornes church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ornes | |
  Ornes  Ornes | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′13″N 5°28′21″E / 49.2536°N 5.4725°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Belleville-sur-Meuse |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Verdun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Charles Saint-Vanne[1] |
Area 1 | 18.52 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 9 |
| • Density | 0.49/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55394 /55150 |
| Elevation | 209–327 m (686–1,073 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ornes (French pronunciation: [ɔʁn]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The village is one of the nine French villages destroyed in the First World War and one of the three villages that was rebuilt. It is now a memorial place.
Even though a few houses and a handful of permanent residents remain, the village is classified as having "died for France".
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6 | — |
| 1975 | 2 | −14.52% |
| 1982 | 1 | −9.43% |
| 1990 | 10 | +33.35% |
| 1999 | 6 | −5.52% |
| 2007 | 2 | −12.83% |
| 2012 | 6 | +24.57% |
| 2017 | 5 | −3.58% |
| 2023 | 9 | +10.29% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
