The Orne ( French: [ɔʁn] ) is a river in Normandy , within northwestern France . It is 170 km (110 mi) long. It discharges into the English Channel at the port of Ouistreham . Its source is in Aunou-sur-Orne , east of Sées . Its main tributaries are the Odon and the Rouvre .
4-625: Blainville-sur-Orne ( French pronunciation: [blɛ̃vil syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Blainville on Orne ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France . Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer , just south of Bénouville and the famous Pegasus Bridge of D-Day fame. The town is also home to a Renault Trucks (formerly Saviem ) manufacturing plant. The plant
8-612: Is across the canal to the southeast, between the canal and the Orne River . Just across the river from the plant is the commune of Colombelles . Directly across the canal from Blainville-sur-Orne is the fourth commercial French port for the importation of exotic wood, generally coming from the Gulf of Guinea . The port also exports cereals that are produced in the area and has a silo capacity of 33,000 tons. It lies 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Caen and 7 km (4.3 mi) south of
12-632: Is referred to as the Olinas by Ptolemy , is a homonym of Fluvius Olne, the Orne saosnoise in Sarthe, which Xavier Delamarre traces back to the Celtic olīnā (elbow). The waters of the Orne are typically moderately turbid and brown in colour. Its pH level has been measured at 8.5 at the town of St. Andre sur Orne where summer water temperatures approximate 18 °C (64 °F). Electrical conductivity of
16-528: The English Channel . Blainville-sur-Orne is twinned with: This Calvados geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Orne (river) The Orne flows through the following departments and towns: It also flows through the area known as Suisse Normande . Its longest tributaries are, from source to mouth: The name of the Orne in Normandy, which
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