Chahains (French pronunciation: [ʃa.ɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Chahains
The church in Chahains
The church in Chahains
Location of Chahains
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Chahains is located in France
Chahains
Chahains
Chahains is located in Normandy
Chahains
Chahains
Coordinates: 48°33′46″N 0°06′46″W / 48.5628°N 0.1128°W / 48.5628; -0.1128
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonMagny-le-Désert
IntercommunalityPays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Françoise Reig-Hamelin[1]
Area
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7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
84
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61080 /61320
Elevation271–395 m (889–1,296 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Jardin and Chahains.[3]

It is 765 hectares (3.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 395 metres (1,296 ft).[4]

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[5][6]

The River Udon and 3 streams, the Grand Pied, the Moulin de Besnard and the Coupigny are the four watercourses that flow through this commune.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Chahains · 61320, France". Chahains · 61320, France.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chahains, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
  6. ^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.