Monts-sur-Orne | |
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 The church and war memorial in Goulet | |
Location of Monts-sur-Orne  | |
  Monts-sur-Orne  Monts-sur-Orne | |
| Coordinates:48°44′01″N0°05′30″W / 48.7336°N 0.0917°W /48.7336; -0.0917 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gilles Mallet[1] |
Area 1 | 30.90 km2 (11.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 874 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61194 /61150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Monts-sur-Orne (French pronunciation:[mɔ̃syʁɔʁn]) is acommune in thedepartment ofOrne, northwesternFrance. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes ofGoulet (the seat),Montgaroult andSentilly.[3]
The former commune of Sentilly had a 2019 population of 128.[4]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets,Goulet,Pommereux,Montgaroult,Sentilly,Vaux le Bardoult,Fontaine andVloger. It also borders the area known asSuisse Normande.[5][6]
The commune is within the area known as thePlaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fileds and horse stud farms.[7]
Monts-sur-Orne along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare,Natura 2000 conservation area, called theHaute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[8]
The commune has two rivers running through it, the RiverOrne and one of its tributaries the RiverHouay.[9][10]
Neighbouring communes[6] | |
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The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as aMonument historique.[13]
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