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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Chahains
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = Chahains.jpg
|caption                = The church in Chahains
|arrondissement         = Alençon
|canton                 = Magny-le-Désert
|INSEE                  = 61080
|postal code            = 61320
|mayor                  = Françoise Reig-Hamelin<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = Pays fertois et Bocage carrougien
|coordinates            = {{coord|48.5628|-0.1128|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 340
|elevation min m        = 271
|elevation max m        = 395
|area km2               = 7.65
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
'''Chahains''' ({{IPA|fr|ʃa.ɛ̃|-|Fr-Chahains.ogg}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Orne]] [[Departments of France|department]] in north-western [[France]].
==Geography==
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, '''Le Jardin''' and '''Chahains'''.<ref name="gmap">{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/61320+Chahains,+France/@48.5614397,-0.1305258,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x4809fb3462c9946d:0x40c14484fb81fb0!8m2!3d48.562465!4d-0.114277!16s/m/03qgrm5?entry=ttu|title=Chahains · 61320, France|website=Chahains · 61320, France}}</ref>
It is {{convert|765|ha|sqmi|1}} in size. The highest point in the commune is {{convert|395|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cassini-Ehess|7632|Chahains}}</ref>
The commune is within the [[Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park]] and [[Forêt d'Écouves]].<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/upload/document/rapportcharte_020621_web_BD.pdf|title=rapport de charte|website=parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/ZNIEFF/znieffpdf/250002602.pdf|title=MASSIF FORESTIER D'ECOUVES ET SES MARGES|website=ZNIEFF}}</ref>
The River Udon and 3 streams, the Grand Pied, the Moulin de Besnard and the Coupigny are the four watercourses that flow through this commune.
==See also==
*[[Communes of the Orne department]]
*[[Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine]]
==References==
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{{Geographic location
|title = '''Neighbouring communes'''
|width=auto
|state=expanded
|Centre    = Chahains
|North     = [[Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[La Lande-de-Goult]]
|Southeast = [[Rouperroux]]
|South     = [[Saint-Ellier-les-Bois]]
|Southwest = [[Saint-Martin-des-Landes]]
|West      = [[Carrouges]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Orne communes}}
{{authority control}}
[[Category:Communes of Orne]]
{{Orne-geo-stub}}