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

Rânes along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.

[4] The river Maire along with six streams, the Rouvray, the Gosu, La Noeve, the Aunais, the Chalau, and the Masses and the Moulin de Besnard are the seven watercourses that traverse the commune.

The Commune has 3 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

Rânes is twinned with:[12] This Orne geographical article is a stub.