Ri, Orne

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Ri
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The wash house in Ri
Location of Ri
Ri, Orne
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Ri
Coordinates: 48°47′30″N0°08′12″W / 48.7917°N 0.1367°W / 48.7917; -0.1367
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Argentan-1
Intercommunality Argentan Intercom
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Guillaume de Vigneral [1]
Area
1
7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
156
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61349 /61210
Elevation177–253 m (581–830 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.

Ri (French pronunciation: [ʁi] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. This commune has the shortest name of any department in the Orne.

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Saint John Eudes, the forerunner of the devotion to Sacred Heart, was born here. [3]

Geography

The commune of Ri is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Ri and Houay

The source of the river Houay, a tributary of the Orne originates from the settlement of the same name. [4]

Ri along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. [5]

Notable buildings and places

In advance of the construction of the A88 autoroute a Neolithic Flint Mine was discovered in Ri. [7]

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Saint John Eudes".
  4. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Houay (I2129000)".
  5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  6. "Ri · 61210, France". Ri · 61210, France.
  7. "Flint Mining in Northern France and Belgium" (PDF).
  8. Le Brun, Charles (1909). "Blessed Jean Eudes". The Catholic Encyclopedia (Volume 5; New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. Steele, Francesca (1911). "Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge". The Catholic Encyclopedia (Volume 12; New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  10. Chisholm 1911.

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