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Chailloué

Coordinates: 48°39′09″N 0°11′54″E / 48.6525°N 0.1983°E / 48.6525; 0.1983
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Chailloué
The church of Saint-Paterne of Montrond
The church of Saint-Paterne of Montrond
Location of Chailloué
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Chailloué is located in France
Chailloué
Chailloué
Chailloué is located in Normandy
Chailloué
Chailloué
Coordinates: 48°39′09″N 0°11′54″E / 48.6525°N 0.1983°E / 48.6525; 0.1983
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Leloup[1]
Area
1
35.88 km2 (13.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
893
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
DemonymCailloutins
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61081 /61500
Elevation167–223 m (548–732 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chailloué (French pronunciation: [ʃajwe]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes Marmouillé and Neuville-près-Sées were merged into Chailloué.[3]

Geography

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The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, La Dufrênerie, Marmouillé, Champ Bourdin, Bois Chassevent, Neuville-près-Sées, La Dultière and Chailloué.[4]

Chailloué along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.[5]

Chailloués has two rivers, La Don & La Senelle and two streams the Monts Damain & the Essarts, making up the 4 watercourses running through the commune.


Notable buildings and places

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  • Rustik is an immersive amusement park, set in a medieval-fantasy kingdom, which opened in 2020.[6][7]

National heritage sites

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The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

  • Château a 17th century castle built by the Vieupont family, and registered as a monument historique in 2010.[8]
  • Former church of Saint-Pierre Saint-Jean and Saint-Paterne de Montrond a 14th century former church, classed as a monument historique in 1979.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ a b "Chailloué · France". Chailloué · France.
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description".
  6. ^ "Chailloué. Le parc d'immersion Rustik ouvrira dès l'été 2020". tendanceouest.com.
  7. ^ "RustiK, parc d'immersion médiévale fantastique in CHAILLOUE". Normandy Tourism, France.
  8. ^ "Château à Chailloué - PA61000058". monumentum.fr.
  9. ^ "Ancienne église Saint-Pierre Saint-Jean et Saint-Paterne de Montrond à Chailloué - PA00110874". monumentum.fr.