Dialan sur Chaîne
Commune in Calvados, Normandy, France
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Dialan sur Chaîne (French pronunciation: [djalɑ̃ syʁ ʃɛːn]) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Jurques (the seat) and Le Mesnil-Auzouf.[2]
Dialan sur Chaîne | |
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 The church in Jurques | |
 Location of Dialan sur Chaîne | |
  Dialan sur Chaîne  Dialan sur Chaîne | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′05″N 0°44′35″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Les Monts d'Aunay |
| Intercommunality | Pré-Bocage Intercom |
Area 1 | 21.93 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 1,006 |
| • Density | 45.87/km2 (118.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14347 /14260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Migny, La Sauvegarde, Le Parquet, Jurques, Montpied, La Hyguière, La Pelbouquière, Le Mesnil-Auzouf and La Fausillière.[3]
The river Odon and the river Seulles flow through the commune.[4][5]
The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.[6] The commune also has another Natura 2000 conservation area, Bassin de la Souleuvre, a 2,232 hectare area which is shared with three other communes, Valdallière, Souleuvre en Bocage and Brémoy.[7]
Points of interest
- Zoo de Jurques is a zoo covering 15 hectares that was established in 1977.[8][9] The zoo has over 700 animals.[10]
National heritage sites
- Dolmen dit Pierre Dialan is a Neolithic dolmen that was classed as a Monument historique in 1889.[11]
