Ri, Orne

Ri is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. This commune has the shortest name of any department in the Orne.

Saint John Eudes, the forerunner of the devotion to Sacred Heart, was born here.

Geography
The commune of Ri is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Ri and Houay

The source of the river Houay, a tributary of the Orne originates from the settlement of the same name.

Notable buildings and places
In advance of the construction of the A88 autoroute a Neolithic Flint Mine was discovered in Ri.

Notable people

 * John Eudes,born in Ri, was a French Roman Catholic priest and the founder of both the Order of Our Lady of Charity in 1641 and Congregation of Jesus and Mary, also known as The Eudists, in 1643.
 * François Eudes de Mézeray born in Ri, was a French Historian