Gouville-sur-Mer

Gouville-sur-Mer
Commune
Town hall
Gouville-sur-Mer
Location within Normandy region
Gouville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°05′53″N 1°34′45″W / 49.0981°N 1.5792°W / 49.0981; -1.5792Coordinates: 49°05′53″N 1°34′45″W / 49.0981°N 1.5792°W / 49.0981; -1.5792
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Coutances
Canton Agon-Coutainville
Intercommunality Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Érick Beaufils
Area1 18.54 km2 (7.16 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,226
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Gouvillais
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 50215 /50560
Elevation 0–46 m (0–151 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
Website www.gouville-sur-mer.fr

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.

Gouville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Boisroger was merged into Gouville-sur-Mer.[1]

Heraldry

The arms of Gouville-sur-Mer are blazoned :
Per pale 1: Vert, in pale 3 cocks Or, crested gules, 2nd one contourny; 2: Azure, a lighthouse argent pierced and masoned sable, enflamed Or, arising from a rock from a bar wavy couped (wave) argent.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 4 November 2015 (in French)
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