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Avranches

Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 1°21′20″W / 48.685°N 1.3556°W / 48.685; -1.3556
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Avranches
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Location of Avranches
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CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonAvranches
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Guenaël Huet
Area
1
4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
8,090
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50025 /50300
Elevation7–108 m (23–354 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avranches is a commune in the Manche department. It is in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.[1]

Geography[change]

Avranches is at the south of the Cotentin Peninsula.

The town was built on high ground. It overlooks the dunes and coastal marshes along the bay. From Avranches, it is possible to see the Mont-Saint-Michel.

Twin towns[change]

References[change]

  1. Rene Andre, Avranches 2000 ans d' histoire, Publication Municipale

Other websites[change]

  • File:Wikisource-logo.svg "Avranches" in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
  • File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
  • INSEE commune file
  • File:Wikisource-logo.svg "Council of Avranches" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.