Saint-Pierre-Langers
Saint-Pierre-Langers | |
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.JPG) The church of Saint-Pierre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Pierre-Langers  | |
  Saint-Pierre-Langers  Saint-Pierre-Langers | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′07″N 1°29′47″W / 48.7853°N 1.4964°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Avranches |
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| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Pascal Lemaitre[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 626 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50540 /50530 |
| Elevation | 7–121 m (23–397 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pierre-Langers (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ lɑ̃ʒe]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3]
Heraldry
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The arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers are blazoned : Or, a cross gules, on a chief azure 2 mullets argent.
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Personalities linked to the commune
[edit]- Philippe Badin, 18th abbot of La Lucerne Abbey (?-1452), who laid the first stone at the fortress of Granville.
- Anatole France, stayed here twice in his youth and described the commune in a chapter 11 of La Vie en fleur.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ La Vie en fleur, ch 11 at Wikisource
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