Ri | |
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![]() The wash house in Ri | |
Coordinates: 48°47′30″N 0°08′12″W / 48.7917°N 0.1367°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Argentan-1 |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume de Vigneral [1] |
Area 1 | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 156 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61349 /61210 |
Elevation | 177–253 m (581–830 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. |
Ri (French pronunciation: [ʁi] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. This commune has the shortest name of any department in the Orne.
Saint John Eudes, the forerunner of the devotion to Sacred Heart, was born here. [3]
The commune of Ri is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Ri and Houay
The source of the river Houay, a tributary of the Orne originates from the settlement of the same name. [4]
In advance of the construction of the A88 autoroute a Neolithic Flint Mine was discovered in Ri. [6]
Ri | |
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![]() The wash house in Ri | |
Coordinates: 48°47′30″N 0°08′12″W / 48.7917°N 0.1367°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Argentan-1 |
Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume de Vigneral [1] |
Area 1 | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 156 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61349 /61210 |
Elevation | 177–253 m (581–830 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. |
Ri (French pronunciation: [ʁi] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. This commune has the shortest name of any department in the Orne.
Saint John Eudes, the forerunner of the devotion to Sacred Heart, was born here. [3]
The commune of Ri is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Ri and Houay
The source of the river Houay, a tributary of the Orne originates from the settlement of the same name. [4]
In advance of the construction of the A88 autoroute a Neolithic Flint Mine was discovered in Ri. [6]