Cahagnes

Cahagnes
region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Vire
Canton	Aunay-sur-Odon
Community association	Pré-Bocage intercom
Coordinates	49 ° 4 ′  N , 0 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 4 ′  N , 0 ° 46 ′  W
height	97-268 m
surface	24.35 km 2
Residents	1,394 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	57 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	14240
INSEE code	14120
Website	cahagnes.fr
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Cahagnes is a French commune with 1,394 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Vire and the canton of Aunay-sur-Odon . The inhabitants are called Cahagnais .

geography

Cahagnes is crossed by the Seulles River. Neighboring municipalities of Cahagnes are Livry in the north, Aurseulles with Anctoville in the northeast, Amayé-sur-Seulles in the east and northeast, Tracy-Bocage in the east, Coulvain in the southeast, Jurques and Saint-Pierre-du-Fresne in the south, Saint-Martin- des-Besaces in the south-west, Saint-Jean-des-Essartiers in the west and south-west, Val-de-Drôme with Sept-Vents in the west and Caumont-sur-Aure with Caumont-l'Éventé in the north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1,059	1.005	902	945	934	1,065	1,263	1,392
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Nativité-de-Notre-Dame church, rebuilt in 1960 after the old church building was destroyed in the Second World War; the bell tower has been classified as a monument historique since 2010
• Aubigny castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 2010
• moth

Community partnerships

The community has been linked to the communities of Horsted Keynes in Sussex (England) since 1979 and Mömbris in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) since 1989.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 55-56.

Web links

Commons : Cahagnes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Cahagnes - Cassini
2. ↑ Cahagnes - INSEE
3. ↑ Bell tower in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
4. ^ Aubigny Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)