Rânes

Rânes
region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Community association	Argentan Intercom
Coordinates	48 ° 38 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W
height	196-317 m
surface	34.18 km 2
Residents	1,045 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	61150
INSEE code	61344
Website	http://www.ranes61.com/

Rânes is a French commune with 1,045 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Argentan and the canton of Magny-le-Désert (until 2015: canton of Écouché ). The inhabitants are called Rânais . It is an access community associated with the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .

geography

Rânes is located about 15 kilometers southwest of Argentan and is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Lougé-sur-Maire in the north, Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes in the north and northeast, Vieux-Pont in the east, Saint-Martin-l'Aiguillon in the southeast, Le Champ-de-la-Pierre and Joué-du-Bois in the south, La Chaux in the south-west, Saint-Georges-d'Annebecq in the west and south-west, Faverolles in the west and north-west, and Montreuil-au-Houlme in the north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1,135	1,039	1,029	1,015	1,015	964	1,026	1,061
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 15th century, alterations from the 17th and 19th centuries, monument historique
• Rânes Castle with park from the 14th / 15th centuries Century, Monument historique

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  Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church

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  Rânes Castle

Parish partnership

A friendship has existed with the Ihme-Roloven district of the German community of Ronnenberg in Lower Saxony since 1972.

Web links

Commons : Rânes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry about the friendship with Rânes on the homepage of the city of Ronnenberg. Retrieved on April 23, 2019, 9:20 pm