Montaigu-la-Brisette
Montaigu-la-Brisette | |
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 The church of Saint-Martin de Montaigu-la-Brisette | |
Location of Montaigu-la-Brisette  | |
  Montaigu-la-Brisette  Montaigu-la-Brisette | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′57″N 1°25′06″W / 49.5658°N 1.4183°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Valognes |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Godan[1] |
Area 1 | 14.71 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 496 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montaiguais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50335 /50700 |
| Elevation | 37–131 m (121–430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montaigu-la-Brisette (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡy la bʁizɛt]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
Points of interest
[edit]- Parc Animalier Saint Martin Montaigu La Brisette is a zoo covering 15 hectares that was established in 1983. [3] The zoo has around 400 animals.[4]
National heritage sites
[edit]- Église Saint-Martin is a thirteenth century church that along with its grounds was classed as a Monument historique in 1970.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Montaigu-la-Brisette. Le parc animalier Saint-Martin voit plus grand". Ouest-France.fr. 31 July 2018.
- ^ Lefilliâtre, Jérôme. "Montaigu-la-Brisette : zoo à défendre". Libération.
- ^ "Eglise et enclos paroissial à Montaigu-la-Brisette - PA00110455 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
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