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Code: 61
Region: Basse-Normandie
Traditional provinces: Normandie,
Maine
Bordering departments: Calvados,
Eure, Eure-et-Loir,
Manche, Mayenne,
Sarthe
Area: 6,103 km2
Population (1995): 294,700 inhabitants
Préfecture: Alençon
Sous-préfectures: Argentan, Mortagne-au-Perche
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 40 cantons, 507 communes.
The department is named after the river Orne (152 km), tributary of the English Channel.