Orne
The Orne is a river in Normandy, within northwestern France. It is 170 km long. It discharges into the English Channel at the port of Ouistreham. Its source is in Aunou-sur-Orne, east of Sées. Its main tributaries are the Odon and the Rouvre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in France
- Also known as: “L’Orne Rivière”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Museum of the Atlantic Wall and Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus de Riva Bella.
The Museum of the Atlantic Wall
Bunker
Photo: RéMineur7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of the Atlantic Wall is a bunker, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Orne.
Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus de Riva Bella
Church
Photo: M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus de Riva Bella is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Orne.
Statue of Lord Lovat
Memorial
Photo: Dave osm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Statue of Lord Lovat is a memorial, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Orne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pointe du Siège and Ouistreham.
Pointe du Siège
Locality
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pointe du Siège is a locality, which is situated 4½ km south of Orne.
Ouistreham
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
Ouistreham is in Calvados department on the coast of Normandy at the eastern end of the area of the D-Day beaches.
Sallenelles
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sallenelles is a village in Calvados départment of Lower Normandy, France.
Orne
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Normandy, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Orne” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أورني”
- Asturian: “Ríu Orne”
- Basque: “Orne (ibaia)”
- Basque: “Orne”
- Belarusian: “Орн”
- Belarusian: “Орна”
- Breton: “Orne”
- Bulgarian: “Орн”
- Catalan: “Orne”
- Catalan: “Riu Orne”
- Cebuano: “Orne”
- Chinese: “奥恩河”
- Chinese: “奧恩河”
- Danish: “Orne-floden”
- Danish: “Orne”
- Danish: “Ornefloden”
- Dutch: “Orne (rivier)”
- Dutch: “Orne”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اورنى”
- Esperanto: “Orne”
- Finnish: “Orne”
- French: “Orne fleuve”
- French: “Orne”
- German: “Orne”
- Greek: “Ορν”
- Hebrew: “אורן”
- Irish: “Orne”
- Italian: “Orne”
- Japanese: “オルヌ川”
- Korean: “오른강”
- Latin: “Olina”
- Luxembourgish: “Orne”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Orne”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Orneelven”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elva Orne”
- Norwegian: “Orne”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Orne”
- Persian: “اورن”
- Polish: “Orne”
- Portuguese: “Orne”
- Portuguese: “Rio Orne”
- Romanian: “Râul Orne”
- Russian: “Орн”
- Russian: “Орна”
- Scots: “Orne”
- Serbian: “Орн”
- Slovenian: “Orne”
- Spanish: “Orne”
- Spanish: “rio Orne”
- Spanish: “río Orne”
- Spanish: “Río Orne”
- Swedish: “Orne”
- Tamil: “ஓர்ன் ஆறு”
- Ukrainian: “Орн”
- Venetian: “Fiume Orne”
- Western Frisian: “Orne (rivier)”
- Western Frisian: “Orne”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riva-Bella and Merville-Franceville-Plage.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plage de Riva Bella and Ouistreham Port.
Normandy: Must-Visit Destinations
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