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Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cahan is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Cahan | |
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Coordinates: 48°51′35″N 0°26′31″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier De Saint Pol[1] |
Area 1 | 5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 163 |
• Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61069 /61430 |
Elevation | 50–242 m (164–794 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fourneaux,La Bijude, Le Haut Vardon, Le Bas Vardon and Cahan.[4]
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[5]
The commune has 2 watercourses running through it the river Noireau and 1 stream the Mare des Bois.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 250 | — |
1975 | 205 | −2.80% |
1982 | 223 | +1.21% |
1990 | 211 | −0.69% |
1999 | 187 | −1.33% |
2007 | 203 | +1.03% |
2012 | 155 | −5.25% |
2017 | 181 | +3.15% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
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