Aunou-sur-Orne

Aunou-sur-Orne

Aunou-sur-Orne
Administration
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Alençon
Canton Sées
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays de Sées
Mayor Daniel Louvel
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 171–233 m (561–764 ft)
(avg. 200 m/660 ft)
Land area1 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population2 255  (2006)
 - Density 14 /km2 (36 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 61015/ 61500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aunou-sur-Orne is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

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History

In 1811 Aunou-sur-Orne absorbed the neighbouring commune of Saint-Cenery-près-Séez (sometimes spelled Saint-Cénery-près-Sées or Saint-Céneri-près-Sées).[1]

Famous people

Nicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées.

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