Chouain
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Bayeux | |
| Community association | Bayeux intercom | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 ′ N , 0 ° 38 ′ W | |
| height | 37-86 m | |
| surface | 3.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 224 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 71 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14250 | |
| INSEE code | 14159 | |
Chouain is a French municipality with 224 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region Normandy (before 2016 Basse-Normandie ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Bayeux ( Balleroy until 2015 ).
geography
Chouain is located about eleven kilometers south-southeast of the city center of Bayeux am Seulles , which forms the eastern municipal border. Chouain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Condé-sur-Seulles in the north, Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite in the northeast, Audrieu in the east, Bucéels in the south and Juaye-Mondaye in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 167 | 135 | 151 | 170 | 205 | 188 | 224 | 219 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 13th century, alterations from the 18th century
- Belval Castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 1928
- British war cemetery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 94-95.
Web links
Commons : Chouain - collection of images, videos and audio files
