Granchain

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]

Granchain
Part of Mesnil-en-Ouche
Location of Granchain
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Coordinates: 49°02′28″N 0°39′34″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Bernay
Canton	Bernay
Commune	Mesnil-en-Ouche
Area 1	8.12 km2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	215
• Density	26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	27410
Elevation	144–174 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.

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