Chambois | |
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Part of Gouffern en Auge | |
Coordinates: 48°48′21″N 0°06′22″E / 48.8058°N 0.1061°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Argentan-2 |
Commune | Gouffern en Auge |
Area 1 | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 385 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 61160 |
Elevation | 89–156 m (292–512 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chambois (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bwa] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne département in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge.[3] Its population was 385 in 2019.[1] The town is remarkable for its 12th-century Norman keep and was involved in the closure of the Falaise pocket in 1944 during the Battle of Normandy.