Ornes,_Meuse

Ornes, Meuse

Ornes, Meuse

Commune in Grand Est, France

Ornes (French pronunciation: [ɔʁn]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The village is one of the nine French villages destroyed in the First World War and one of six that was never rebuilt. It's now a memorial place.

This article is about the commune in France. For the village in Luster, Norway, see Ornes, Sogn og Fjordane.
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Even though a few houses and a handful of permanent residents remain, the village is classified as having "died for France".

Population

In 2018, the commune had 6 inhabitants.[3]

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Geography

Ornes is located on departmental road 24, about 12 km to the north-east of Verdun. The source of the Orne river is in the commune.

The village is on the border of the Verdun forest where thousands of shells fell during World War I.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
  4. [4]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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