Chanu (French pronunciation: [ʃany] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Chanu | |
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 The centre of Chanu | |
 Location of Chanu | |
  Chanu  Chanu | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′46″N 0°40′35″W / 48.7294°N 0.6764°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Domfront en Poiraie |
| Intercommunality | Domfront Tinchebray Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Legalle[1] |
Area 1 | 15.72 km2 (6.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,243 |
| • Density | 79.07/km2 (204.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chanusiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61093 /61800 |
| Elevation | 226–321 m (741–1,053 ft) (avg. 299 m or 981 ft) |
| Website | www.chanu.eu |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Guibourgère, Visance, La Tardivière, Chanu, Les Bissons, La Cour, Les Brousses, Le Pont Herbout, La Lanfrère and Les Fresnayes.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
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