Cahan, Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Xavier De Saint Pol^[1]Area5.87 km² (2.27 sq mi)Population163 • Density28/km² (72/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation50–242 m (164–794 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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 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[5]

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

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References