Chailloué Explained
| Chailloué |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Alençon |
| Canton: | Sées |
| Insee: | 61081 |
| Postal Code: | 61500 |
| Mayor: | Christian Leloup[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 48.6525°N 0.1983°W |
| Elevation M: | 175 |
| Elevation Min M: | 167 |
| Elevation Max M: | 223 |
| Area Km2: | 35.88 |
| Demonym: | Cailloutins |
Chailloué (in French pronounced as /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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[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.
Notable buildings and places
- Rustik is an immersive amusement park, set in a medieval-fantasy kingdom, which opened in 2020.[5] [6]
National heritage sites
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.[7]
- Former church of Saint-Pierre Saint-Jean and Saint-Paterne de Montrond a 14th century former church, classed as a monument historique in 1979.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
- https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/12/21/INTB1532156A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
- Web site: Chailloué · France. Chailloué · France.
- Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500099 - Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents - Description.
- Web site: Chailloué. Le parc d'immersion Rustik ouvrira dès l'été 2020. tendanceouest.com.
- Web site: RustiK, parc d'immersion médiévale fantastique in CHAILLOUE. Normandy Tourism, France.
- Web site: Château à Chailloué - PA61000058. monumentum.fr.
- Web site: Ancienne église Saint-Pierre Saint-Jean et Saint-Paterne de Montrond à Chailloué - PA00110874. monumentum.fr.
