Ornes, Meuse
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 Ruins of the Ornes church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ornes  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°15′13″N 5°28′21″E / 49.2536°N 5.4725°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Belleville-sur-Meuse |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Verdun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Charles Saint-Vanne[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.52 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 7 |
| • Density | 0.38/km2 (0.98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55394 /55150 |
| Elevation | 209–327 m (686–1,073 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
Even though a few houses and a handful of permanent residents remain, the village is classified as having "died for France".
Population[edit]
In 2018, the commune had 6 inhabitants.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6 | — |
| 1975 | 2 | −14.52% |
| 1982 | 1 | −9.43% |
| 1990 | 10 | +33.35% |
| 1999 | 6 | −5.52% |
| 2007 | 2 | −12.83% |
| 2012 | 6 | +24.57% |
| 2017 | 5 | −3.58% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Geography[edit]
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.
See also[edit]
- Zone rouge (First World War)
- List of French villages destroyed in World War I
- Communes of the Meuse department
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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