Rai, Orne

Rai is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Rai
Commune
The town hall in Rai
Location of Rai
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Coordinates: 48°45′03″N 0°34′54″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.

Points of Interest

• 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

• Communes of the Orne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Musée vivant de l'énergie - Musées - RAI". Orne Tourisme.
4. "Musée Vivant de l'énergie - Histoire du musée". www.musee61energie.fr.
5. "Rai. Un statut de musée pour 2024 pour le musée de l'énergie". Ouest-France.fr. 6 April 2023.