Carentan-les-Marais

Carentan-les-Marais
Commune
Main: Carentan harbour; bottom (l-r): The church in Carentan, Carentan town hall
Carentan-les-Marais
Location within Normandy region
Carentan-les-Marais
Coordinates: 49°18′14″N 1°14′49″W / 49.304°N 1.247°W / 49.304; -1.247Coordinates: 49°18′14″N 1°14′49″W / 49.304°N 1.247°W / 49.304; -1.247
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Saint-Lô
Canton Carentan
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Baie du Cotentin
Government
 • Mayor (2016-2020) Jean-Pierre Lhonneur
Area1 72.75 km2 (28.09 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 7,920
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 50099 /50500
Elevation 0–32 m (0–105 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.

Carentan-les-Marais is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.

Geography

Carentan les Marais is located in the middle of vast marsh remediated and transformed into rich meadows, at the confluence of the Taute and the Douve. The city, at the gateway to the Cotentin Peninsula and the Bay of Veys, is at the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes.

Toponymy

The name of the commune refers to the marshes of Carentan.

History

Map of the new municipality and its municipalities

The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Carentan (the seat), Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville and Saint-Côme-du-Mont.[1] On January 1, 2017, Brévands, Les Veys and Saint-Pellerin joined the commune of Carentan.[2]The communes of Carentan (the seat), Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, Saint-Côme-du-MontBrévands, Les Veys and Saint-Pellerin become delegated communes.

On the 12th and then the 13th of September 2017, the municipal councils of Catz and Saint-Hilaire-Petitville decide to join the new commune on January 1st, 2019.[3]

Transport

Railway station of Carentan-les-Marais

The city has a railway station on the Paris–Le Havre railwayParis - Cherbourg line and is crossed by the RN 13 and RN 174. It is served by public transport by bus (Manéo) via the line 001 Cherbourg-Octeville - Valognes - Carentan - Saint-Lo. Its port is connected to the sea by a canal.

Education

Level Public establishments Private establishments
School Les Hauts Champs Public Primary School
Les Roseaux Public Primary School		 Notre Dame Private School Primary School
College Léon Gambetta College Notre Dame College
High school Lycée Sivard de Beaulieu Institution Notre-Dame - Professional High School

Sport

stade Alphonse Laurent

Administration

Town hall of Carentan-les-Marais
ElectionMayorPartyOccupation
2016 Jean-Pierre Lhonneur LR Research and Development Manager, Delegate mayor of Carentan

Twinned towns

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (in French)
  2. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 22 July 2016 (in French)
  3. ↑ "Saint-Hilaire-Petitville et Catz rejoignent Carentan-les-Marais". Ouest-France (in French). December 9, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
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