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Monts-sur-Orne () is a
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in the department of
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.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes of Goulet (the seat), Montgaroult and Sentilly.


Population

The former commune of Sentilly had a 2019 population of 128.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
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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. The commune has two rivers running through it, the River
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.Houay.


Points of Interest

*Carrière des Monts is a Sensitive Natural Space of Orne covering an area of 2 hectares. 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.


National Heritage sites

The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. *Servin Cross is a 13th century
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located in Goulet that was listed as a Monument historique in 1955. *Vaux-le-Bardoult Church is a 14th Century Church located in Vaux le Bardoult that was registered as a Monument in 1972. *Manoir de Pommereux is a 15th Century manor house located in Pommereux that was listed as a Monument historique in 1926. File:FranceNormandieMontgaroultManoirPommereux.jpg, Manoir de Pommereux File:Église de Vaux-le-Bardoult.JPG, Vaux-le-Bardoult church File:FranceNormandieGouletCroixServin.jpg, Servin Cross File:FranceNormandieMontgaroultEglise.jpg, Montgaroult church File:Monument aux morts de Goulet.jpg, War Memorial in Goulet File:Sentilly (61) mairie.JPG, Sentilly Mayors office


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):Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne {{Orne-geo-stub