Rânes

Rânes
Rânes

Coordinates: 48°38′29″N 0°12′31″W / 48.6414°N 0.2086°WCoordinates: 48°38′29″N 0°12′31″W / 48.6414°N 0.2086°W
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Écouché
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Région de Rânes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Couprit
Area1 34.18 km2 (13.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,026
  Density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Rânes are blazoned :
Quarterly gules and argent, 3 frogs (overall) contourny proper.

See also

References

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