Canisy

Canisy
Commune
Le château
Canisy
Location within Normandy region Canisy
Coordinates: 49°04′37″N 1°10′28″W / 49.0769°N 1.1744°W / 49.0769; -1.1744Coordinates: 49°04′37″N 1°10′28″W / 49.0769°N 1.1744°W / 49.0769; -1.1744
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Saint-Lô-2
Intercommunality	Saint-Lô Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Marie Lebehot
Area¹	18.15 km² (7.01 sq mi)
Population (2014)²	1,799
• Density	99/km² (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	50095 /50750
Elevation	39–116 m (128–381 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 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.

Canisy is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Saint-Ébremond-de-Bonfossé was merged into Canisy.^[1]

Heraldry

	The arms of Canisy are blazoned : Vairy Or and gules, on a bend azure, a millrind between 2 horse-brays Or. The Vairy Or and gules is from the arms of the de Kergorlay family, former lords of Canisy and still owners of the castle.