Gandelain
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Orne | |
Arrondissement | Alencon | |
Canton | Damigny | |
Community association | Alencon | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ W | |
height | 186-370 m | |
surface | 15.31 km 2 | |
Residents | 411 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 61420 | |
INSEE code | 61182 | |
Gandelain Town Hall (Mairie) and Saint Clair Church |
Gandelain is a French municipality with 411 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . Gandelain belongs to the arrondissement of Alençon and the canton of Damigny (until 2015: canton of Alençon-1 ). The municipality is part of the communauté urbaine d'Alençon . The inhabitants are called Gandelainais .
geography
Gandelain is about 16 kilometers east-northeast of Alençon . The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Gandelain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Ellier-les-Bois in the north, La Roche-Mabile in the northeast, Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon in the east, Ravigny in the south, Champfrémont in the south and southwest, Lalacelle in the west and Ciral in the northwest .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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population | 465 | 441 | 379 | 387 | 406 | 374 | 411 | 416 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint Clair church from the 19th century