Chambois
former commune in Orne, France
Chambois is a commune in north-western France. It is in the Orne department.
Chambois | |
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![]() The stone donjon at Chambois | |
Coordinates: 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 |
Area 1 | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | 475 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 61083 /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. |
Donjon
changeThe 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,[1] by William de Mandeville, vassal of Henri Plantagenêt.[2] The height of the rectangular structure is about 26 metres.[1] 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
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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[permanent dead link].
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Chambois.
- INSEE (in French)
- Les Comptes des Communes, http://alize22.finances.gouv.fr/communes/eneuro/tableau.php?icom=083&dep=061&type=BPS¶m=0[permanent dead link]
- Memorial-montormel.org, History of the Falaise pocket Archived 2020-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Gérard Bourdin, Jean-Marie Foubert, Jean-Pascal Foucher. (2012). L'Orne des territoires, une histoire. Archived 2012-09-08 at the Wayback Machine Alençon: Conseil général de l'Orne.
- (in French) Patrimonie de France.com, château fort