  We present the initial results from a study of the SNR population in a sample
of six nearby galaxies (NGC 2403, NGC 4214, NGC 4449, NGC 5204, NGC 3077, NGC
4395) based on Chandra archival data. We discuss the analysis of the Chandra
data and we present candidate SNR sources selected on the basis of their X-ray
colours. We also present deep [S II] 6716 & 6731 A and Halpha line images for
most of the galaxies in our sample, which provide optically selected samples of
SNRs. Comparison of the X-ray results with the complementary optical
observations provides a more complete picture of the SNR population and allows
us to address their X-ray emission. Our preliminary analysis of the [S
II]/Halpha images show that 48 X-ray sources are typically associated with
Halpha sources, 7 of which are SNR candidates based on their [S II]/Halpha
ratio and one is an already known radio SNR.
