Chaulieu

Chaulieu () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Saint-Martin-de-Chaulieu and Saint-Sauveur-de-Chaulieu.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Saint-Sauveur de Chaulieu, Chaulieu, La Rue, L'Insinière and La Françaisière.

Chaulieu contains the source of the river Égrenne. In addition the river Vire flows through the commune.

Points of Interest

• Belvédère de Chaulieu is a viewing tower built on the highest point, , of the Manche department

National Heritage sites

• Château de Chaulieu - a seventeenth Century chateau, which was listed as a Monument historique in 1973.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References