Chailland
Encyclopedia
Chailland is a commune
in the Mayenne
department in north-western France
.
The rivers Ernée
and Vaumourin run through the commune. It borders the communes of Saint-Hilare-du-Maine, La Baconnière
, Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume
, La Bigotière, Placé
and Montenay
. In the village there are 2 statues looking over the village centre - statues of Jesus
and the Virgin Mary.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Mayenne
Mayenne
Mayenne is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.-History:Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The northern two thirds correspond to the western part of the former province of Maine...
department in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
The rivers Ernée
Ernée River
The Ernée is a river in the department of Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France. Its source is in the canton of Gorron, and it flows through the communes of Ernée, Chailland, Andouillé and Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux, before flowing into the Mayenne River at...
and Vaumourin run through the commune. It borders the communes of Saint-Hilare-du-Maine, La Baconnière
La Baconnière
La Baconnière is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France....
, Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume
Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume
Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.-References:*...
, La Bigotière, Placé
Placé
Placé is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France....
and Montenay
Montenay
Montenay is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France....
. In the village there are 2 statues looking over the village centre - statues of Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
and the Virgin Mary.