is a ''
Département '' in the northwest of
France named after the
Orne River .
Orne was one of the original 83 ''départements'' created during the
French Revolution on
March 4 ,
1790 . It was created from parts of the
Former Provinces of
Normandie and
Perche .
Orne is in the current ''
Région '' of
Basse-Normandie and is surrounded by the ''départements'' of
Eure ,
Eure-et-Loir ,
Sarthe ,
Mayenne , and
Calvados ; it is the only ''département'' of Basse Normandie and Haute Normandie to be landlocked.
The inhabitants of the ''département'' are called ''Ornais''.
Camembert , the village where
Camembert Cheese was first made, is located in Orne.
