Chaulieu
Commune in Normandy, France
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Chaulieu (French pronunciation: [ʃoljø]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Saint-Martin-de-Chaulieu and Saint-Sauveur-de-Chaulieu.[3]
Chaulieu | |
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The village of Saint-Martin, the highest point of Manche | |
 Location of Chaulieu | |
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| Coordinates: 48°44′10″N 0°51′38″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Le Mortainais |
| Intercommunality | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Loïc Desdoits[1] |
Area 1 | 10.64 km2 (4.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 274 |
| • Density | 25.8/km2 (66.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50514 /50150 |
| Elevation | 243–366 m (797–1,201 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Points of Interest
- Belvédère de Chaulieu is a viewing tower built on the highest point, 368 m (1,207 ft 4 in), of the Manche department[7]
National Heritage sites
- Château de Chaulieu - a seventeenth Century chateau, which was listed as a Monument historique in 1973.[8]
