Chaulieu

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Chaulieu
Chaulieu (France)
Chaulieu
region Normandy
Department Some
Arrondissement Avranches
Canton Le Mortainais
Community association Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandy
Coordinates 48 ° 44 ′  N , 0 ° 52 ′  W 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

  • Saint Martin Church

  • Saint-Sauveur church

  • Chaulieu Castle

  • Belvedere

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

  1. ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Chaulieu on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Chaulieu on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture (French, accessed on June 14, 2017)
  5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Chaulieu  - collection of images