Chailloué

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]

Chailloué
Commune
The church of Saint-Paterne of Montrond
The church of Saint-Paterne of Montrond
Location of Chailloué
Chailloué is located in France
Chailloué
Chailloué
Chailloué is located in Normandy
Chailloué
Chailloué
Coordinates: 48°39′09″N 0°11′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonSées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Leloup[1]
Area
1
35.88 km2 (13.85 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
894
 • Density25/km2 (65/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.

Geography

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]

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.[5]


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

National heritage sites

The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[5]

  • Château a 17th centaury 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 154th centaury former church, classed as a monument historique in 1979.[9]

See also


References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)
  4. "Chailloué · France". Chailloué · France.
  5. "Mairie de Chailloué et sa commune (61500)". Annuaire-Mairie. 5 September 2023.
  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.
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