Ginai
Commune
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Location of Ginai
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Coordinates: 48°44′52″N 0°13′06″E / 48.7478°N 0.2183°E / 48.7478; 0.2183
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Argentan-2
Intercommunality	Argentan Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Buon[1]
Area 1	9.25 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	71
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61190 /61310
Elevation	182–268 m (597–879 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[edit]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Briquetière, Les Bruyères and Ginai.^[3]

The River Ure runs through the commune in addition to a single stream, the Roule-Crottes.

Notable buildings and places[edit]

National heritage sites[edit]

• Hippodrome de Bergerie a racecourse that is owned by the Haras du Pin.^[4] It hosted Normandy's first gallop race in 1851.^[4] In 1863 it was inaugurated in 1863 by Napoleon III.^[5] It was classed as a Monument historique.^[6]

See also[edit]

• Communes of the Orne department

References[edit]