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Mont-Ormel () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.department in north-western
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Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Panthelière and Mont-Ormel. The commune has one streamsrunning through its borders, the Mont-Ormel.


Notable buildings and places

Memorial de Montormel is a memorial and museum on the site of battle of Falaise pocket between Chambois and
Vimoutiers Vimoutiers () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The finish line of the Paris–Camembert bicycle race is Vimoutiers. History In 1040 while besieging a nearby Norman castle, Alan III, Duke of Brittany died suddenly ...
. File:Mont Ormel.jpg, View of the battleground from the Memorial de Montormel


See also

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Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Montormel Museums in Orne Operation Overlord museums in France {{Orne-geo-stub