Ri, Orne

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Ri 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.

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. 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.

Notable buildings and places

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

Notable people

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