Rânes
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| Coordinates: 48°38′29″N 0°12′31″W / 48.6414°N 0.2086°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Couprit[1] |
| Area 1 | 34.18 km2 (13.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,047 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rânais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61344 /61150 |
| Elevation | 196–317 m (643–1,040 ft) (avg. 237 m or 778 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rânes (French pronunciation: [ʁan] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Beauchards, La Nuguerie, La Forêterie, Le Chêne Angot, L'Auramière, Rânes, Le Bisson, Le Ménil Angot, Les Vieux Parcs, Pringault, La Robillardière and La Barbelière.[3]
It is 3,420 hectares (13.2 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 246 metres (807 ft).
Rânes along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[4]
The river Maire along with six streams, the Rouvray, the Gosu, La Noeve, the Aunais, the Chalau, and the Masses and the Moulin de Besnard are the seven watercourses that traverse the commune.
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Main sights and notable buildings
[edit]- Musée de la Préhistoire - Museum dedicated to revealing how Neanderthal man, lived in and around Rânes, between 150,000 to 40,000 years ago.[5][6]
- Hippodrome du Parc - is a racecourse for horse racing, based in the grounds of The castle of Rânes.[7][8]
National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has 3 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- The castle of Rânes a 14th century chateau that was declared a monument in 1975.[9]
- Circular enclosure of Couillardière an 11th to 12th century Medieval circular enclosure that was declared a monument in 1994.[10]
- Berghes funeral chapel built in 1873 this family funeral chapel, was designed by Victor Ruprich-Robert and listed as a monument in 2010.[11]
Heraldry
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The arms of Rânes are blazoned : Quarterly gules and argent, 3 frogs (overall) contourny proper.
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Twin towns – sister cities
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Ronnenburg-Ihme Roloven, Germany
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Rânes · 61150, France". Rânes · 61150, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ BOSCHER, François (11 May 2022). "Orne. Préhistoire : " Le site de Rânes est unique "". Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ "Musée de la Préhistoire dans l'Orne RANES". Normandie Tourisme.
- ^ BOSCHER, François (17 November 2022). "Rânes. Courses hippiques : moins de courses en été, pour préserver la piste en herbe". Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ "Hippodrome du Parc in RANES". Normandy Tourism, France.
- ^ "Château à Rânes - PA00110896". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Enceinte circulaire de la Couillardière à Rânes - PA00132902". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Chapelle funéraire des Berghes à Rânes - PA61000060". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.
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