Encyclopedia > Arrondissements of the Orne department
The 3 arrondissements of the Ornedepartment are: The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. ... Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... Departments (French: IPA: ) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ...
Arrondissement of Alençon, (prefecture of the Orne department: Alençon) with 11 cantons and 133 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 101,492 in 1990, and was 101,487 in 1999, a decrease of 0.0%.
Arrondissement of Argentan, (subprefecture: Argentan) with 17 cantons and 226 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 120,743 in 1990, and was 119,446 in 1999, a decrease of 1.07%.
Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, (subprefecture: Mortagne-au-Perche) with 12 cantons and 146 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,969 in 1990, and was 71,404 in 1999, an increase of 0.61%.