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Saint-Marcouf |
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Saint-Marcouf
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Saint-Marcouf
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Montebourg |
| Intercommunality | Région de Montebourg |
| Mayor | Brigitte Demange (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 376 (1999) |
| - Density | 28 /km2 (73 /sq mi) |
| 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. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Marcouf, Manche is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
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During the WWII, there was an German coastal battery near the village which despite bombing fired against the Utah Beach the D-Day and again the 8th of June before being silented by US battleships.
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The arms of Saint-Marcouf are blazoned : |