Monts-sur-Orne explained

Monts-sur-Orne
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Argentan
Canton:	Magny-le-Désert
Insee:	61194
Postal Code:	61150
Mayor:	Gilles Mallet^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Argentan Intercom
Coordinates:	48.7336°N -0.0917°W
Area Km2:	30.90

Monts-sur-Orne (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃ syʁ ɔʁn/) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes of Goulet (the seat), Montgaroult and Sentilly.^[2]

Population

The former commune of Sentilly had a 2019 population of 128.^[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Goulet, Pommereux, Montgaroult, Sentilly, Vaux le Bardoult, Fontaine and Vloger. It also borders the area known as Suisse Normande.^{[4] [5]}

Monts-sur-Orne 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.^[6]

The commune has two rivers running through it, the River Orne and one of its tributaries the River Houay.

Points of Interest

• Carrière des Monts is a Sensitive Natural Space of Orne covering an area of 2 hectares.^[7] The site, in Sentilly is a former Limestone quarry, that makes a suitable home for many insects, attracted by the Thyme and Oregano that grows there.^[8]

National Heritage sites

The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.^[9]

• Servin Cross is a 13th century Wayside cross located in Goulet that was listed as a Monument historique in 1955.^[10]
• Vaux-le-Bardoult Church is a 14th Century Church located in Vaux le Bardoult that was registered as a Monument in 1972.^[11]
• Manoir de Pommereux is a 15th Century manor house located in Pommereux that was listed as a Monument historique in 1926.^[12]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2017/12/18/INTB1735873A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
4. Web site: Map of Suisse Normande.
5. Web site: Monts-sur-Orne · 61150, France. Monts-sur-Orne · 61150, France.
6. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
7. Web site: Espaces Naturels Sensibles de l’Orne | Conservatoires d'espaces naturels de Normandie. cen-normandie.fr.
8. Web site: La Carrière des Monts et Sablonettes MONTS-SUR-ORNE : Normandy Tourism. Normandy Tourism, France.
9. Web site: Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61. monumentum.fr.
10. Web site: Croix de carrefour dite Croix Servin. www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
11. Web site: Eglise de Vaux-le-Bardoult. www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
12. Web site: Manoir de Pommereux. www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.