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]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Saint-Sauveur de Chaulieu, Chaulieu, La Rue, L’Insinière and La Françaisière.[4]
Chaulieu contains the source of the river Égrenne.[5] In addition the river Vire flows through the commune.[6]
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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]
See also
References
- ^ “Répertoire national des élus: les maires” (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ “Populations de référence 2023” (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0014, 17 January 1973, pp. 684-685.
- ^ a b “Google Maps”. Google Maps.
- ^ Sandre. “Fiche cours d’eau – l’Egrenne (M31-0310)”.
- ^ Sandre. “Fiche cours d’eau – La Vire (I4–0200)”.
- ^ “Belvédère de Chaulieu – CHAULIEU”.
- ^ “Château à Chaulieu – PA00110362”. Monumentum.
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