Chaulieu
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Some | |
Arrondissement | Avranches | |
Canton | Le Mortainais | |
Community association | Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandy | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | |
height | 243-368 m | |
surface | 10.64 km 2 | |
Residents | 295 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 50150 | |
INSEE code | 50514 |
Chaulieu (until the French Revolution: Saint-Martin-de-Chaulieu ) is a French municipality with 295 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . The municipality is part of the Avranches arrondissement and the Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie municipality .
geography
Chaulieu is located in the Norman hill country ( Collines de Normandie ), about twelve kilometers south of Vire Normandie on the border with the departments of Calvados and Orne . Chaulieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vire-Normandie in the north, Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu in the east and Sourdeval in the south and west. The coastal river Vire rises on the border with the municipality of Vire-Normandie .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 | |
Residents | 308 | 324 | 357 | 280 | 278 | 271 | 280 | 299 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Saint-Sauveur church
- Chaulieu Castle from the 17th century, Monument historique
- Belvédère (observation tower) on the highest point in the Manche department at 368 m
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 31 farms in the commune of Chaulieu (cereal growing, dairy farming, cattle, horse and poultry breeding).
The main road D 911 from Sourdeval to Tinchebray-Bocage runs through the municipality of Chaulieu . In Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny , 30 kilometers away, there is a connection to the A 84 autoroute . In Vire Normandie , twelve kilometers away , the nearest train station is on the Argentan – Granville railway line .
supporting documents
- ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Chaulieu on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Chaulieu on insee.fr
- ↑ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture (French, accessed on June 14, 2017)
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)