Le Val-Saint-Père
| Le Val-Saint-Père | |
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The church of Saint-Pierre | |
  Le Val-Saint-Père | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Le Val-Saint-Père | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′50″N 1°22′26″W / 48.6639°N 1.3739°WCoordinates: 48°39′50″N 1°22′26″W / 48.6639°N 1.3739°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Avranches |
| Intercommunality | Avranches |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Trochon |
| Area1 | 11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,858 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50616 / 50300 |
| Elevation |
4–111 m (13–364 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
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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. | |
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Le Val-Saint-Père is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.
Geography
Le Val-Saint-Père is situated on the Saint-Michel bay, and is near Avranches, Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Saint-Loup, Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme and Pontaubault.
Demographics
The commune's population has held remarkably steady during the preceding two centuries, only showing a marked increase (100% growth) in the last 30 years:
- 1793 - 1112
- 1800 - 1136
- 1806 - 1037
- 1821 - 1025
- 1831 - 1045
- 1836 - 992
- 1841 - 1073
- 1846 - 1238
- 1851 - 1241
- 1856 - 1167
- 1861 - 1147
- 1866 - 1158
- 1872 - 1092
- 1876 - 1158
- 1881 - 1183
- 1886 - 1118
- 1891 - 1092
- 1896 - 1105
- 1901 - 1000
- 1906 - 1002
- 1911 - 944
- 1921 - 833
- 1926 - 842
- 1931 - 903
- 1936 - 963
- 1946 - 956
- 1954 - 1031
- 1962 - 916
- 1968 - 857
- 1975 - 1340
- 1982 - 1594
- 1990 - 1609
- 1999 - 1574
- 2009 - 1858[1][2]
Points of interest
- The Avranches airport is situated in Val-Saint-Père, in Bouillé.
- Le Gué de l’Épine affords a view of Mont Saint-Michel.
See also
References
- ↑ EHESS - Cassini-Ehess|url=http://cassini.ehess.fr/cassini/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=38787|title=Notice communale - Le Val-Saint-Père|date=15 november 2011
- ↑ Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/doc.asp?page=historique-populations-legales.htm Insee : historique des populations par commune depuis le recensement de 1962
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