Rânes (French pronunciation: [ʁan] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

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Rânes
Commune
The church in Rânes
Location of Rânes
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Coordinates: 48°38′29″N 0°12′31″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Argentan Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Couprit[1]
Area 1	34.18 km2 (13.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,047
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Demonym	Rânais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61344 /61150
Elevation	196–317 m (643–1,040 ft) (avg. 237 m or 778 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Beauchards, La Nuguerie, La Forêterie, Le Chêne Angot, L'Auramière, Rânes, Le Bisson, Le Ménil Angot, Les Vieux Parcs, Pringault, La Robillardière and La Barbelière.^[3]

It is 3,420 hectares (13.2 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 246 metres (807 ft).

The river Maire along with six streams, the Rouvray, the Gosu, La Noeve, the Aunais, the Chalau, and the Masses and the Moulin de Besnard are the seven watercourses that traverse the commune.

• Musée de la Préhistoire - Museum dedicated to revealing how Neanderthal man, lived in and around Rânes, between 150,000 to 40,000 years ago.^[4][5]
• Hippodrome du Parc - is a racecourse for horse racing, based in the grounds of The castle of Rânes.^[6][7]

Rânes is twinned with:^[11]

• Ronnenburg-Ihme Roloven, Germany

• Communes of the Orne department
• Château de la Motte, Joué du Plain