Dialan sur Chaîne () is a commune in the department of

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, northwestern

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. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Jurques (the seat) and Le Mesnil-Auzouf.

Geography

The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare,

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conservation area, called the

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Points of interest

*Zoo de Jurques is a zoo covering 15 hectares that was established in 1977. The zoo has over 700 animals.

National heritage sites

*Dolmen dit Pierre Dialan is a

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that was classed as a

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in 1889.

References

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Geography

Points of interest

National heritage sites

See also

References