Chambois

Chambois is a commune in north-western France.[1] It is in the Orne department.[2]

Chambois
The stone donjon at Chambois
Location of Chambois
Chambois
Chambois
Coordinates: 48°48′21″N 0°06′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonTrun
IntercommunalityPays d'Exmes
Area
1
8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
475
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61083 /61160
Elevation89–156 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.

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,[3] by William de Mandeville, vassal of Henri Plantagenêt.[4] The height of the rectangular structure is about 26 metres.[3] 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.

References

  1. Communes.com, Ville de Chambois; retrieved 2012-5-14.
  2. Conseil-General.com, Town Hall of Chambois Archived 2013-06-23 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-14.
  3. Richesheures.net, Donjon de Chambois, XIIe siècle; retrieved 2012-5-14.
  4. Gravett, Christopher and Adam Hook. (2004). Norman Stone Castles (2): Europe 950-1204 p. 15.

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