Cahan, Orne

Cahan
Commune
The bridge in Cahan
Location of Cahan
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Coordinates: 48°51′35″N 0°26′31″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality	CA Flers Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier De Saint Pol[1]
Area ^1	5.87 km^2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	163
• Density	28/km^2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61069 /61430
Elevation	50–242 m (164–794 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cahan is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fourneaux,La Bijude, Le Haut Vardon, Le Bas Vardon and Cahan.^[4]

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.^[5]

The commune has 2 watercourses running through it the river Noireau and 1 stream the Mare des Bois.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	250	—
1975	205	−2.80%
1982	223	+1.21%
1990	211	−0.69%
1999	187	−1.33%
2007	203	+1.03%
2012	155	−5.25%
2017	181	+3.15%
Source: INSEE[6]

• 
  La mairie de Cahan
• 
  Church of Saint-Pierre in Cahan
• 
  Cahan village

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
4. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE