Saint-Pierre-Langers

Saint-Pierre-Langers (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ lɑ̃ʒe]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3]

Saint-Pierre-Langers
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre
The church of Saint-Pierre
Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Pierre-Langers
Saint-Pierre-Langers is located in France
Saint-Pierre-Langers
Saint-Pierre-Langers
Saint-Pierre-Langers is located in Normandy
Saint-Pierre-Langers
Saint-Pierre-Langers
Coordinates: 48°47′07″N 1°29′47″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonAvranches
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Georges Herbert[1]
Area
1
8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
630
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50540 /50530
Elevation7–121 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.

Heraldry
Arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers
Arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers
 The arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers are blazoned :
Or, a cross gules, on a chief azure 2 mullets argent.
These arms are borrowed from the L'Empereur family, lords of Saint-Pierre-Langers.



Personalities linked to the commune
  • 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

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
  4. La Vie en fleur, ch 11 at Wikisource
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