The commune of Ri is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets,
Ri and
Houay. The commune is spread over an area of with a maximum altitude of and minimum of The commune is within the area known as the
Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms. The source of the river
Houay, a tributary of the
Orne originates from the settlement of the same name. Ri along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare,
Natura 2000 conservation area, called the
Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.
Land distribution The 2018
CORINE Land Cover assessment shows the vast majority of the land in the commune, 67% () is
Arable land. The rest of the land is
Meadows at 16%, Heterogeneous agricultural land at 14% and the remaining 5% () is shrub and/or herbaceous vegetation. ==Points of interest==