Ri, Orne

Ri
Commune
The wash house in Ri
The wash house in Ri
Location of Ri
Map
Ri is located in France
Ri
Ri
Ri is located in Normandy
Ri
Ri
Coordinates: 48°47′30″N 0°08′12″W / 48.7917°N 0.1367°W / 48.7917; -0.1367
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-1
IntercommunalityTerres d'Argentan Interco
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guillaume de Vigneral[1]
Area
1
7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
156
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61349 /61210
Elevation177–253 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]

Geography

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]

Ri 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.[5]

Notable buildings and places

In advance of the construction of the A88 autoroute a Neolithic Flint Mine was discovered in Ri.[7]

  • The oratory at Saint-Jean-Eudes, Ri
    The oratory at Saint-Jean-Eudes, Ri

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Saint John Eudes".
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Houay (I2129000)".
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  6. ^ "Ri · 61210, France". Ri · 61210, France.
  7. ^ "Flint Mining in Northern France and Belgium" (PDF).
  8. ^ Le Brun, Charles (1909). "Blessed Jean Eudes". The Catholic Encyclopedia (Volume 5; New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. ^ Steele, Francesca (1911). "Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge". The Catholic Encyclopedia (Volume 12; New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  10. ^ Chisholm 1911.

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