Chahains

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Chahains

(2020–2026) Françoise Reig-Hamelin^[1]Area

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.

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

Geography

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.

References

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