Aunou-sur-Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

Aunou-sur-Orne
Commune
The church in Aunou-sur-Orne The church in Aunou-sur-Orne
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Aunou-sur-Orne is located in France Aunou-sur-Orne Aunou-sur-Orne Show map of France Aunou-sur-Orne is located in Normandy Aunou-sur-Orne Aunou-sur-Orne Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°36′44′′N 0°13′50′′E / 48.6122°N 0.2306°E / 48.6122; 0.2306
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Sées
Intercommunality	CC Sources Orne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurence Lubrun^[1]
Area ¹	18.04 km² (6.97 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	276
• Density	15/km² (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61015 /61500
Elevation	171–233 m (561–764 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.

Aunou-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [onusyʁɔʁn] ⁱ, literally Aunou on Orne ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

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Aunou-sur-Orne along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.^[3]

History

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In 1811 Aunou-sur-Orne absorbed the neighbouring commune of Saint-Cenery-près-Séez (sometimes spelled Saint-Cénery-près-Sées or Saint-Céneri-près-Sées).^[4]

The coimmune contains the source for the River Orne.^[5]

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	273	—
1975	227	−2.60%
1982	207	−1.31%
1990	257	+2.74%
1999	255	−0.09%
2009	257	+0.08%
2014	279	+1.66%
2020	261	−1.11%
Source: INSEE^[6]

Personalities

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Nicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées.