Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Argentan | |
| Canton | Cathedral front | |
| Community association | Domfront Tinchebray Interco | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 45 ′ W | |
| height | 152-286 m | |
| surface | 9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 337 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61800 | |
| INSEE code | 61451 | |
Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets is a French municipality with 337 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets is part of the Alençon arrondissement and the Domfront canton (until 2015: Tinchebray canton ). The community is part of the Domfront Tinchebray Interco community association . The inhabitants are called Saint-Quentinois .
geography
Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets is located about 69 kilometers west-northwest of Alençon . Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Valdallière in the north, Montsecret-Clairefougère in the east and north-east, Tinchebray-Bocage in the south, Le Ménil-Ciboult in the south-west and Vire Normandie in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| population | 362 | 348 | 311 | 321 | 300 | 302 | 291 | 322 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Quentin church from the 19th century
- La Gallanterie chapel from the 16th century
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Quéruel (1779–1845), inventor
