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Saint-Pierre-Langers

Coordinates: 48°47′07″N 1°29′47″W / 48.7853°N 1.4964°W / 48.7853; -1.4964
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Saint-Pierre-Langers
The church of Saint-Pierre
The church of Saint-Pierre
Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers
Location of Saint-Pierre-Langers
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Saint-Pierre-Langers is located in France
Saint-Pierre-Langers
Saint-Pierre-Langers
Saint-Pierre-Langers is located in Normandy
Saint-Pierre-Langers
Saint-Pierre-Langers
Coordinates: 48°47′07″N 1°29′47″W / 48.7853°N 1.4964°W / 48.7853; -1.4964
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonAvranches
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Pascal Lemaitre[1]
Area
1
8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
626
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50540 /50530
Elevation7–121 m (23–397 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pierre-Langers (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ lɑ̃ʒe]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3]

Heraldry

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Arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers
Arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers
The arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers are blazoned :
Or, a cross gules, on a chief azure 2 mullets argent.
These arms are borrowed from the L'Empereur family, lords of Saint-Pierre-Langers.



Personalities linked to the commune

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  • Philippe Badin, 18th abbot of La Lucerne Abbey (?-1452), who laid the first stone at the fortress of Granville.
  • Anatole France, stayed here twice in his youth and described the commune in a chapter 11 of La Vie en fleur.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ La Vie en fleur, ch 11 at Wikisource