Avranches
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Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Avranches |
Canton | Avranches |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Guenaël Huet |
Area 1 | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | 8,090 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50025 /50300 |
Elevation | 7–108 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.
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Notre Dame des Champs
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Notre-Dame-des-Champs,
Stations of the Cross -
Saint-Gervais Basilica
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Saint-Gervais Basilica,
Skull of Saint Aubert
Twin towns[change]
- France Saint-Gaudens, France, since 1944.
- Germany Korbach, Germany, since 1963
- Jersey Saint Helier, Jersey, since 1982
- United Kingdom Crediton, United Kingdom, since 1993
References[change]
- ↑ 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 . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.