Chenay (Sarthe)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Mamers | |
| Community association | Alencon | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 10' E | |
| height | 132-156 m | |
| surface | 2.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 231 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 107 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72610 | |
| INSEE code | 72076 | |
Chenay is a French municipality with 231 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mamers and the canton of Mamers (until 2015: canton of La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet ). The inhabitants are called Cheneysia .
geography
Chenay is about 50 kilometers north of Le Mans . Chenay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Semallé in the north, Montigny in the east and northeast, Villeneuve-en-Perseigne in the south and east, Saint-Paterne - Le Chevain in the southwest, Cerisé in the west and Valframbert in the west and northwest. It belongs to the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 84 | 85 | 94 | 105 | 134 | 108 | 153 | 216 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-André church from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- Town hall from the 18th century
- Manor from 1759
- Coudray mill from the 16th century
- 18th century manor
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 581-582.
Web links
Commons : Chenay - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
