Chailloué
Chailloué | |
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 The church of Saint-Paterne of Montrond | |
Location of Chailloué  | |
  Chailloué  Chailloué | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′09″N 0°11′54″E / 48.6525°N 0.1983°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Sées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Leloup[1] |
Area 1 | 35.88 km2 (13.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 893 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cailloutins |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61081 /61500 |
| Elevation | 167–223 m (548–732 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chailloué (French pronunciation: [ʃajwe]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes Marmouillé and Neuville-près-Sées were merged into Chailloué.[3]
Geography
[edit]The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, La Dufrênerie, Marmouillé, Champ Bourdin, Bois Chassevent, Neuville-près-Sées, La Dultière and Chailloué.[4]
Chailloué along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5]
Chailloués has two rivers, La Don & La Senelle and two streams the Monts Damain & the Essarts, making up the 4 watercourses running through the commune.
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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Notable buildings and places
[edit]- Rustik is an immersive amusement park, set in a medieval-fantasy kingdom, which opened in 2020.[6][7]
National heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.
- Château a 17th century castle built by the Vieupont family, and registered as a monument historique in 2010.[8]
- Former church of Saint-Pierre Saint-Jean and Saint-Paterne de Montrond a 14th century former church, classed as a monument historique in 1979.[9]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ a b "Chailloué · France". Chailloué · France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
- ^ "Chailloué. Le parc d'immersion Rustik ouvrira dès l'été 2020". tendanceouest.com.
- ^ "RustiK, parc d'immersion médiévale fantastique in CHAILLOUE". Normandy Tourism, France.
- ^ "Château à Chailloué - PA61000058". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Ancienne église Saint-Pierre Saint-Jean et Saint-Paterne de Montrond à Chailloué - PA00110874". monumentum.fr.
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