The 3 arrondissements of the Orne department are: [1]
In 1800, the arrondissements of Alençon, Argentan, Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were established. The arrondissements of Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were disbanded in 1926, and Then, Mortagne-au-Perche was restored in 1942. [2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Orne were modified in January 2017: [3]
Orne is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.
The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France.
Argentan is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in northwestern France. As of 2019, Argentan is the third largest municipality by population in the Orne department.
Peter II of Alençon, called The Noble, was Count of Alençon from 1361 and Count of Perche from 1377. He was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda.
Perche is a former province of France, known historically for its forests and, for the past two centuries, for the Percheron draft horse breed. Until the French Revolution, Perche was bounded by four ancient territories of northwestern France: the provinces of Maine, Normandy, and Orléanais, and the region of Beauce. Afterwards it was absorbed into the present-day departments of Orne and Eure-et-Loir, with small parts in the neighboring departments of Eure, Loir-et-Cher, and Sarthe.
Mortagne-au-Perche is a commune in the Orne department in Normandy, northwestern France. It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.
The arrondissement of Alençon is an arrondissement of France in the Orne department in the Normandy region. It has 111 communes. Its population is 86,907 (2016), and its area is 1,548.5 km2 (597.9 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Argentan is an arrondissement of France, located in the Orne department, region of Normandy. It has 123 communes. Its population is 110,239 (2016), and its area is 1,904.1 km2 (735.2 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche is an arrondissement of France in the Orne department in the Normandy region. It has 151 communes. Its population is 88,162 (2016), and its area is 2,650.8 km2 (1,023.5 sq mi).
The following is a list of the 21 cantons of the Orne department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015 :
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a commune in Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Sainte-Céronne-lès-Mortagne is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
La Lande-sur-Eure is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Longny les Villages. La Lande-sur-Eure is located in the canton of Tourouvre and in the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche. Its zip code is 61290.
Prépotin is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche. It belongs to the canton of Tourouvre and the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche. Prépotin had 120 inhabitants in 2019. It sits at an altitude of 263 meters.
Condeau is a former commune in the Canton of Bretoncelles, in the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, in the department of Orne in north-western France: on 1 January 2016, it merged into the new commune of Sablons-sur-Huisne.
Courgeoût is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Sablons-sur-Huisne is a commune in the Canton of Bretoncelles, in the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, in the department of Orne, northwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the former communes of Condeau, Condé-sur-Huisne and Coulonges-les-Sablons.
The canton of Mortagne-au-Perche is an administrative division of the Orne department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mortagne-au-Perche.
