Montillières-sur-Orne

Montillières-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tijɛʁ syʁ ɔʁn], literally Montillières on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Trois-Monts and Goupillières.^[2]

Montillières-sur-Orne
Commune
Location of Montillières-sur-Orne
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Coordinates: 49°02′49″N 0°28′49″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Le Hom
Intercommunality	Cingal-Suisse Normande
Area 1	9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	561
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14713 /14210
Elevation	12–165 m (39–541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Petit Mesnil, Le Val Énault, Les Trois Monteaux, Lignerolles and Goupillières.^[4]

The River Orne plus four streams La Vallee Fermante, The Buharet, The Flagy and the Bois are the five watercourses running through the commune.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department