Chahains

Chahains
Chahains
Commune
	The church in Chahains
	Location of Chahains
	Chahains Chahains
	Coordinates: 48°33′46″N 0°06′46″W / 48.5628°N 0.1128°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Reig-Hamelin
Area 1	7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population (2021)	84
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61080 /61320
Elevation	271–395 m (889–1,296 ft) ; (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chahains (French pronunciation: [ʃa.ɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Jardin and Chahains.^[3]

It is 765 hectares (3.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 395 metres (1,296 ft).^[4]

The River Udon and 3 streams, the Grand Pied, the Moulin de Besnard and the Coupigny are the four watercourses that flow through this commune.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Chahains · 61320, France". Chahains · 61320, France.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chahains, EHESS (in French).
^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
^ "MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES" (PDF). ZNIEFF.