Gouville-sur-Mer

Gouville-sur-Mer

Town hall
Gouville-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 49°05′53″N 1°34′45″W / 49.0981°N 1.5792°W / 49.0981; -1.5792Coordinates: 49°05′53″N 1°34′45″W / 49.0981°N 1.5792°W / 49.0981; -1.5792
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Coutances
Canton Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Érick Beaufils
Area1 13.24 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,994
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50215 / 50560
Elevation 0–46 m (0–151 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
Website www.gouville-sur-mer.fr

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.

Gouville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

Heraldry

The arms of Gouville-sur-Mer are blazoned :
Per pale 1: Vert, in pale 3 cocks Or, crested gules, 2nd one contourny; 2: Azure, a lighthouse argent pierced and masoned sable, enflamed Or, arising from a rock from a bar wavy couped (wave) argent.

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