Chahains

Chahains
Chahains
Commune
	The church in Chahains
	Location of Chahains
	Chahains Location within France Chahains Location within Normandy
	Coordinates: 48°33′46″N 0°06′46″W / 48.5628°N 0.1128°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Magny-le-Désert
Intercommunality	Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Reig-Hamelin
Area 1	7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Highest elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
Lowest elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population (2023)	81
• Density	11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61080 /61320
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chahains (French pronunciation: [ʃa.ɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Jardin and Chahains.

It is 765 hectares (3.0 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 395 metres (1,296 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and Forêt d'Écouves.

The River Udon and 3 streams, the Grand Pied, the Moulin de Besnard and the Coupigny are the four watercourses that flow through this commune. The source of the river Udon is in this commune.