Ri (Orne)

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Ri
Ri (France)
Ri
region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Argentan-1
Community association Argentan Intercom
Coordinates 48 ° 48 ′  N , 0 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′  N , 0 ° 8 ′  W
height 177-253 m
surface 7.39 km 2
Residents 167 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 23 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 61210
INSEE code

Lavoir in Ri

Ri is a French municipality with 167 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Orne in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Argentan and the Canton of Argentan-1 . Ri is a member of the Argentan Intercom community association .

Ri is one of 15 French municipalities with a municipality name of just two letters.

geography

The municipality is located about twelve kilometers east of Norman Switzerland and about six kilometers northeast of the Orne Valley . The neighboring municipalities are Rônai in the north, Commeaux in the east, Monts-sur-Orne in the southeast and south and Habloville in the west.

The A88 autoroute runs through the east of the municipality .

history

During work in the north of the community, the remains of several flint mines were discovered , which were in operation between 4000 and 3900 BC. BC ( Neolithic ) could be dated.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
180 165 141 150 152 160 174 162

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame church
  • Oratory Saint-Jean-Eude
  • Château de Ri
  • Lavoir

supporting documents

  1. A Neolithic flint mine on the A88 motorway ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.inrap.fr

Web links

Commons : Ri  - collection of images