Dialan sur Chaîne () is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Jurques (the seat) and Le Mesnil-Auzouf.Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2016
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Migny, La Sauvegarde, Le Parquet, Jurques, Montpied, La Hyguière, La Pelbouquière, Le Mesnil-Auzouf and La Fausillière.
The river Odon and the river Seulles flow through the commune.
The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. The commune also has another Natura 2000 conservation area, Bassin de la Souleuvre, a 2,232 hectare area which is shared with three other communes, Valdallière, Souleuvre en Bocage and Brémoy.
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 Neolithic dolmen that was classed as a Monument historique in 1889.
See also Communes of the Calvados department
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