The one place to visit in Monts-sur-Orne is Manoir de Pommereux
All 6 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Monts-sur-Orne, with 5 more within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Château de Falaise, 17 km away, is the best-known day out.
Leading places in Monts-sur-Orne
Following Manoir de Pommereux are 5 châteaux.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Around Monts-sur-Orne, mapped
The outermost point is Château de Ri, at 4.8 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Monts-sur-Orne; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 6 in all.
Dark: in Monts-sur-Orne. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
After the one in town come 5 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Monts-sur-Orne, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Monts-sur-Orne → · Parks and trails in Monts-sur-Orne →
Well-known places further afield
Out of town, Château de Falaise (17 km) leads 12 names to know.
AttractionChâteau de Falaise17 km north, in Falaise
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées27 km southeast, in SéesAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan7.1 km east, in ArgentanChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Motte7.4 km south, in Joué-du-PlainChâteauChâteauHaras national du Pin20 km east, in Le Pin-au-HarasAttractionAttractionChâteau de Vendeuvre27 km north, in VendeuvreAttractionAttractionRoche d'Oëtre21 km northwest, in Saint-Philbert-sur-OrneMuseumMuseumMémorial de Coudehard-Montormel21 km northeast, in Mont-OrmelAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Almenêches18 km east, in AlmenêchesAttractionAttractionChar Tigre de Vimoutiers31 km northeast, in VimoutiersChâteauChâteauChâteau de Courcy25 km north, in Courcy
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon38 km southeast, in AlençonPlaces within 40 km of Monts-sur-Orne with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Monts-sur-Orne
What is there to see in Monts-sur-Orne?
The one place mapped in Monts-sur-Orne is Manoir de Pommereux. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Monts-sur-Orne?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Monts-sur-Orne or within 5 km.
Which places in Monts-sur-Orne are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Monts-sur-Orne is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Manoir de Pommereux.
What well-known places are within a day out of Monts-sur-Orne?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Falaise (17 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (27 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan (7.1 km), Château de la Motte (7.4 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Monts-sur-Orne, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées: Viault, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel de ville d'Alençon: Paolo Carnassale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.