Rai, Orne

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Rai

|commune status = Commune

|image = Mairie de Rai.jpg

|caption = The town hall in Rai

|arrondissement = Mortagne-au-Perche

|canton = Rai

|INSEE = 61342

|postal code = 61270

|mayor = Michel Marot{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pays de l'Aigle

|coordinates = {{coord|48.7508|0.5817|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 210

|elevation min m = 202

|elevation max m = 290

|area km2 = 16.03

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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

Points of Interest

  • Musée vivant de l'énergie - A museum specialising in showing machinery from between 1800 and 1950.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ornetourisme.com/visites-loisirs/musee-vivant-de-l-energie/|title=Musée vivant de l'énergie - Musées - RAI|website=Orne Tourisme}} The museum has been in operation since 2004, first based in Chandai, before moving to Rai.{{Cite web|url=https://www.musee61energie.fr/les-10-ans-du-musee|title=Musée Vivant de l'énergie - Histoire du musée|website=www.musee61energie.fr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/rai-61270/rai-un-statut-de-musee-pour-2024-pour-le-musee-de-lenergie-0b4c4342-d2d9-11ed-a2c6-d4c21ce8cb76|title=Rai. Un statut de musée pour 2024 pour le musée de l’énergie|date=6 April 2023|website=Ouest-France.fr}}

See also

References

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{{commons category|Rai (Orne)}}

{{Orne communes}}

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Category:Communes of Orne

Category:Museums in Orne

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