Chambois
| Chambois | |
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 The stone donjon at Chambois | |
  Chambois | |
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Location within Normandy region  Chambois | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′21″N 0°06′22″E / 48.8058°N 0.1061°ECoordinates: 48°48′21″N 0°06′22″E / 48.8058°N 0.1061°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Trun |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Exmes |
| Area1 | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 475 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61083 /61160 |
| Elevation |
89–156 m (292–512 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Chambois is a commune in north-western France.[1] It is in the Orne department.[2]
Donjon[change | change source]
The Donjon of Chambois is a small castle, or keep located on the road from Exmes to Falaise. It was built in the second part of 12th century,[3] by William de Mandeville, vassal of Henri Plantagenêt.[4] The height of the rectangular structure is about 26 metres.[3] It was framed by an extension in the southeast angle and by rectangular turrets in every corner. The central volume contained three levels of rooms, each of them with windows, a chimney and, in the angled turrets, annexes. These arrangements illustrated the residential function of the Donjon.
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Communes.com, Ville de Chambois; retrieved 2012-5-14.
- ↑ Conseil-General.com, Town Hall of Chambois; retrieved 2012-5-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Richesheures.net, Donjon de Chambois, XIIe siècle; retrieved 2012-5-14.
- ↑ Gravett, Christopher and Adam Hook. (2004). Norman Stone Castles (2): Europe 950-1204 p. 15.
Other websites[change | change source]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chambois. |
- INSEE (French)
- Les Comptes des Communes, Chambois, Orne (French)
- Memorial-montormel.org, History of the Falaise pocket
- Gérard Bourdin, Jean-Marie Foubert, Jean-Pascal Foucher. (2012). L'Orne des territoires, une histoire. Alençon: Conseil général de l'Orne.
- (French) Les monuments historiques de la ville de Chambois (The historic monuments of Chambois)
- (French) Patrimonie de France.com, château fort
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