On Saturday 22nd August there will be a ceremony commemoration the final battle of Normandy at the Montormel Memorial. Live coverage of the ceremony will be transmitted on the Council’s website : www.orne.fr
The battle in Normandy actually ended some 77 days after the D-Day landings, when the remains of the 5th and 7th German Armies [...]
The department’s elected representatives met on the 10th July for the Permanent Commission. They adopted several motions for the improvement of life in the Orne: grants for improvements to school bus-stops and the purchase of IT equipment in collèges, aid to the economy in the form of grants for the extentions of business parks or [...]
OrneLink is working to bring together the French and those who have settled in the Orne from abroad. Publihebdos, the newspaper group, is working with the Council by publishing regular portraits of anglophones in the area.
The department’s elected representatives met on the 25th June for the Permanent Commission. They adopted several motions for the improvement of life in the Orne: implementation of the new RSA benefit, school transport, sanitation in rural areas, expansion grants to businesses…
► Implementation of the new RSA benefits
The RSA (revenu de Solidarité active) came into force [...]
Thanks to everyone who came to the Garden Party yesterday at the Lyautey Barracks. We’ll put the photos we took on the Ornelink website in the next couple of days.
Please feel free to leave your comments or ideas you may have about the next steps we could take together.
Anyone who hasn’t already done so can [...]
The council sits in session every trimester under the authority of the president. These are important occasions in the life of the county council. At this County Assembly the 40 general councillors represent the inhabitants of their district…
The County’s elected representatives met on the 29th May for the Permanent Commission. They adopted several motions for the improvement of life in the county: a new protected natural site in Le Perche, grants to the equestrian network, creation of sports facilities, improving access to culture in smaller villages, help for small businesses …
Not only are Jérôme Nury and Christophe de Balorre energetic and enthusiatic elected representatives - they have both followed in the footsteps of Alain Lambert in launching their own local blogs!
These new additions to local, participative democracy are packed with information, photos and comments - and give a fascinating insight into the life of an [...]
As part of a broader civic education, young adults of 17 years old attend three days of information and workshops about national defence. On the 24th April the council hosted for the first time an Armed Services Induction (JAPD*), which was organised by the National Service Department…
The County’s elected representatives met on the 24th April for the Permanent Commission, presided by Alain Lambert, President of Orne County Council. They adopted several motions for the improvement of life in the county concerning roads, economic development, housing of apprentices, cultural opportunities in smaller communities…
The Orne twibe
Alain Lambert's political blog