Ri (Orne)
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Orne | |
Arrondissement | Argentan | |
Canton | Argentan-1 | |
Community association | Argentan Intercom | |
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 | 61349 | |
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 |
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180 | 165 | 141 | 150 | 152 | 160 | 174 | 162 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Oratory Saint-Jean-Eude
- Château de Ri
- Lavoir
supporting documents
- ↑ 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)