Chanu (Orne)
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Orne | |
Arrondissement | Argentan | |
Canton | Cathedral front | |
Community association | Domfront Tinchebray Interco | |
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 | 61093 | |
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
Web links
Commons : Chanu - collection of images, videos and audio files