Chambois facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chambois
The stone donjon at Chambois
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Chambois Location in France Chambois Location in Normandy
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	57.2/km2 (148.2/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.

Chambois is a commune in north-western France. It is in the Orne department.

Donjon

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, by William de Mandeville, vassal of Henri Plantagenêt. The height of the rectangular structure is about 26 metres. 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

• Communes of the Orne department

• Les Comptes des Communes, http://alize22.finances.gouv.fr/communes/eneuro/tableau.php?icom=083&dep=061&type=BPS&param=0
• 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.
• Patrimonie de France.com, château fort