Gandelain

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Gandelain
Gandelain (France)
Gandelain
region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Alencon
Canton Damigny
Community association Alencon
Coordinates 48 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 5 ′  W 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

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
population 465 441 379 387 406 374 411 416
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Clair church from the 19th century

Web links

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