Chanu (Orne)

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Chanu
Chanu (France)
Chanu
region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Cathedral front
Community association Domfront Tinchebray Interco
Coordinates 48 ° 44 ′  N , 0 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ′  N , 0 ° 41 ′  W
height 226-321 m
surface 15.72 km 2
Residents 1,257 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 80 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 61800
INSEE code
Website http://www.chanu.eu/

Chanu City Hall

Chanu is a French commune with 1,257 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Argentan arrondissement and is part of the canton of Domfront (until 2015: canton of Tinchebray ). The inhabitants are called Chanusiens .

geography

Chanu is about seven kilometers west-southwest of Flers . Chanu is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Landisacq in the north, Saint-Paul in the east and northeast, La Chapelle-Biche in the east and southeast, Saint-Clair-de-Halouze in the southeast and Tinchebray-Bocage in the south and west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,135 1,147 1,141 1,237 1,189 1,206 1,268 1,277
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 19th century Saint Martin church
  • Les Brousses Mill
Saint Martin Church

Web links

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