Chambois, Orne

Chambois
12th century donjon
12th century donjon
Coat of arms of Chambois
Location of Chambois
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Chambois is located in France
Chambois
Chambois
Chambois is located in Normandy
Chambois
Chambois
Coordinates: 48°48′21″N 0°06′22″E / 48.8058°N 0.1061°E / 48.8058; 0.1061
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-2
CommuneGouffern en Auge
Area
1
8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
385
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
61160
Elevation89–156 m (292–512 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chambois (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bwa] ) is a former commune in the Orne département in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge.[3] Its population was 385 in 2019.[1] The town is remarkable for its 12th-century Norman keep and was involved in the closure of the Falaise pocket in 1944 during the Battle of Normandy.

  1. ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chambois, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 6 October 2016 (in French)