Ono (Wallis and Futuna)
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 19 ′ S , 178 ° 6 ′ W | ||
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| Country | France | ||
| Wallis and Futuna | |||
| kingdom | Alo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | WF | ||
| Residents | 537 (2013) | ||
Ono is a village in the Kingdom of Alo , which belongs to France as part of the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna .
location
The village extends along the more densely populated south coast of the island of Futuna in the Horn Islands group of islands . In the west it borders on Mala'e , in the east on Kolia . In the area of Ono is the Église de Notre-Dame des Martyrs , a larger church , and the Église Évangélique de Futuna. There is a Catholic mission in the west .
population
With 537 inhabitants, Ono is the largest village of Alos. Throughout Wallis and Futuna, the population has declined sharply in recent years; the population decreased from 738 people in 2003 to 667 people in 2008 and finally to 537 people in 2013. Many emigrate to New Caledonia .
Personalities
- Françoise Perroton (1796–1873), lived from 1854 until her death as a pioneer of lay missionaries (SMSM) in Kolopelu (Ono)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Populations légales des îles Wallis et Futuna en 2013. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), November 21, 2013, accessed on December 1, 2017 (French).