Chahains | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Alençon |
Canton: | Magny-le-Désert |
Insee: | 61080 |
Postal Code: | 61320 |
Mayor: | Françoise Reig-Hamelin[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien |
Coordinates: | 48.5628°N -0.1128°W |
Elevation M: | 340 |
Elevation Min M: | 271 |
Elevation Max M: | 395 |
Area Km2: | 7.65 |
Chahains (in French pronounced as /ʃa.ɛ̃/) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Jardin and Chahains.[2]
It is 765ha in size. The highest point in the commune is 395m (1,296feet).
The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.[3]
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.