Dialan sur Chaîne
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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 / 49.018°N 0.743°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 (2021)[1] | 1,012 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/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. | |
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]
Geography
[edit]The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.[3]
Points of interest
[edit]- Zoo de Jurques is a zoo covering 15 hectares that was established in 1977. [4][5] The zoo has over 700 animals.[6]
National heritage sites
[edit]- Dolmen dit Pierre Dialan is a Neolithic dolmen that was classed as a Monument historique in 1889.[7]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2016 (in French)
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description".
- ^ "Dans le Calvados, le Zoo de Jurques va s'agrandir". actu.fr. 4 May 2018.
- ^ "France Bleu Normandie vous offre un pass famille pour le Zoo de Jurques - France Bleu". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Tempête Ciaran : 700 animaux privés d'eau potable au Zoo de Jurques - France Bleu". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Dolmen dit Pierre Dialan à Dialan sur Chaîne - PA00111461 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
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- Communes of Calvados (department)
- Populated places established in 2017
- 2017 establishments in France
- Monuments historiques of Calvados (department)
- Zoos in France
- Zoos established in 1977
- Tourist attractions in Calvados (department)
- Megalithic monuments in France
- Stone Age sites in France
- Calvados (department) geography stubs