Rai, Orne
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 The town hall in Rai | |
Location of Rai  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°45′03″N 0°34′54″E / 48.7508°N 0.5817°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Rai |
| Intercommunality | Pays de l'Aigle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Marot[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,427 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61342 /61270 |
| Elevation | 202–290 m (663–951 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rai is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Points of Interest
[edit]- Musée vivant de l'énergie - A museum specialising in showing machinery from between 1800 and 1950.[3] The museum has been in operation since 2004, first based in Chandai, before moving to Rai.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Musée vivant de l'énergie - Musées - RAI". Orne Tourisme.
- ^ "Musée Vivant de l'énergie - Histoire du musée". www.musee61energie.fr.
- ^ "Rai. Un statut de musée pour 2024 pour le musée de l'énergie". Ouest-France.fr. 6 April 2023.
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