Saint-Marcouf, Manche

Saint-Marcouf (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁkuf] ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3]

Saint-Marcouf
The church of Saint-Marcouf
The church of Saint-Marcouf
Location of Saint-Marcouf
Saint-Marcouf is located in France
Saint-Marcouf
Saint-Marcouf
Saint-Marcouf is located in Normandy
Saint-Marcouf
Saint-Marcouf
Coordinates: 49°28′26″N 1°17′22″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonValognes
IntercommunalityCA Cotentin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Claude Legoupil[1]
Area
1
13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
345
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50507 /50310
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Second World War

During the Second World War, a German coastal battery near the village was bombed but fired on Allied forces landing on Utah Beach on D-Day and again on 8 June before being silenced by US battleships.

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Marcouf
Arms of Saint-Marcouf
The arms of Saint-Marcouf are blazoned :
Azure, two anchors in saltire, hawsers interlaced, and on a chief embattled argent a boarding cutlass point to dexter gules.



See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file


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