Rânes Explained

Rânes (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Beauchards, La Nuguerie, La Forêterie, Le Chêne Angot, L'Auramière, Rânes, Le Bisson, Le Ménil Angot, Les Vieux Parcs, Pringault, La Robillardière and La Barbelière.^[2]

It is 3420ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 246m (807feet).

Rânes 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.^[3]

The river Maire along with six streams, the Rouvray, the Gosu, La Noeve, the Aunais, the Chalau, and the Masses and the Moulin de Besnard are the seven watercourses that traverse the commune.

Main sights and notable buildings

• Musée de la Préhistoire - Museum dedicated to revealing how Neanderthal man, lived in and around Rânes, between 150,000 to 40,000 years ago.^{[4] [5]}
• Hippodrome du Parc - is a racecourse for horse racing, based in the grounds of The castle of Rânes.^{[6] [7]}

National heritage sites

The Commune has 3 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

• The castle of Rânes a 14th century chateau that was declared a monument in 1975.^[8]
• Circular enclosure of Couillardière an 11th to 12th century Medieval circular enclosure that was declared a monument in 1994.^[9]
• Berghes funeral chapel built in 1873 this family funeral chapel, was designed by Victor Ruprich-Robert and listed as a monument in 2010.^[10]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Rânes is twinned with:^[11]

• Ronnenburg-Ihme Roloven, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Château de la Motte, Joué du Plain

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. Web site: Rânes · 61150, France. Rânes · 61150, France.
3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
4. Web site: Orne. Préhistoire : " Le site de Rânes est unique ". François. BOSCHER. 11 May 2022. Ouest-France.fr.
5. Web site: Musée de la Préhistoire dans l'Orne RANES. Normandie Tourisme.
6. Web site: Rânes. Courses hippiques : moins de courses en été, pour préserver la piste en herbe. François. BOSCHER. 17 November 2022. Ouest-France.fr.
7. Web site: Hippodrome du Parc in RANES. Normandy Tourism, France.
8. Web site: Château à Rânes - PA00110896. monumentum.fr.
9. Web site: Enceinte circulaire de la Couillardière à Rânes - PA00132902. monumentum.fr.
10. Web site: Chapelle funéraire des Berghes à Rânes - PA61000060. monumentum.fr.
11. Web site: 24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne. 21 January 2013. Ouest-France.fr.