Aunou-sur-Orne

Aunou-sur-Orne is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

Aunou-sur-Orne along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.

History

In 1811 Aunou-sur-Orne absorbed the neighbouring commune of Saint-Cenery-près-Séez.
The coimmune contains the source for the River Orne.

Personalities

Nicolas-Jacques Conté was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées.