Granchain

Part of Mesnil-en-Ouche in Normandy, France

49°02′28″N 0°39′34″E / 49.0411°N 0.6594°E / 49.0411; 0.6594CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentEureArrondissementBernayCantonBernayCommuneMesnil-en-Ouche Area8.12 km² (3.14 sq mi)Population222 • Density27/km² (71/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation144–174 m (472–571 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Granchain (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ʃɛ̃]; before October 2008: Grandchain)^[2] is a former commune in the Eure department in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mesnil-en-Ouche.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	156	—
1968	157	+0.6%
1975	176	+12.1%
1982	157	−10.8%
1990	181	+15.3%
1999	225	+24.3%
2008	228	+1.3%

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References