Montchaton | |
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Part of Orval-sur-Sienne | |
The church of Saint-Georges | |
![]() Location of Montchaton | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′34″N 1°29′50″W / 49.0094°N 1.4972°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Coutances |
| Canton | Coutances |
| Commune | Orval-sur-Sienne |
Area 1 | 6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 309 |
| • Density | 47.5/km2 (123/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50660 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montchaton (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʃatɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged, together with the commune of Orval, into the new commune of Orval-sur-Sienne.
| The arms of Montchaton are blazoned : Per bend sinister vert and sable, a salmon contourny 'leaping' and a roman helmet argent crested gules, and on a chief gules a cross moline argent.
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