Belval, Manche

Belval

The church of Saint-Martin

Coat of arms
Belval

Coordinates: 49°02′25″N 1°21′45″W / 49.0403°N 1.3625°WCoordinates: 49°02′25″N 1°21′45″W / 49.0403°N 1.3625°W
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Coutances
Canton Cerisy-la-Salle
Intercommunality Cerisy-la-Salle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yves Duchemin
Area1 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 303
 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50044 / 50210
Elevation 32–145 m (105–476 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)

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.

Belval is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793556—    
1800557+0.2%
1806595+6.8%
1821626+5.2%
1831535−14.5%
1836513−4.1%
1841509−0.8%
1846516+1.4%
1851496−3.9%
1856485−2.2%
1861448−7.6%
1866451+0.7%
1872448−0.7%
1876450+0.4%
1881405−10.0%
1886402−0.7%
1891405+0.7%
1896403−0.5%
1901304−24.6%
1906334+9.9%
1911334+0.0%
1921281−15.9%
1926283+0.7%
1931298+5.3%
1936286−4.0%
1946309+8.0%
1954324+4.9%
1962314−3.1%
1968290−7.6%
1975234−19.3%
1982253+8.1%
1990274+8.3%
1999274+0.0%
2009303+10.6%

Heraldry

 The arms of Belval are blazoned :
Argent, a rose gules seeded Or slipped and leaved vert, chaussé vert.

See also

References

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