Coutances
Appearance
Coutances | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 49°03′N 1°26′W / 49.05°N 1.44°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Coutances |
Canton | Coutances |
Intercommunality | Coutances Mer et Bocage |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Dominique Bourdin |
Area 1 | 12.51 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 8,408 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50147 /50200 |
Elevation | 12–150 m (39–492 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Coutances is a commune. It is in Normandy in the Manche department in northwest France.
Sights
[change | change source]- Coutances Cathedral
- The church of Saint-Nicolas
- The church of Saint-Pierre
- The chateau of Gratot
Twin towns – sister cities
[change | change source]Coutances is twinned with:
- Ochsenfurt, Germany
- Troina, Italy
- Ilkley, England, United Kingdom
- Saint Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands
- La Pocatière, Canada
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.