Le Chefresne

Le Chefresne
The church of Saint-Pierre

Coat of arms
Le Chefresne
Location within Normandy region
Le Chefresne
Coordinates: 48°54′14″N 1°09′11″W / 48.9039°N 1.1531°W / 48.9039; -1.1531Coordinates: 48°54′14″N 1°09′11″W / 48.9039°N 1.1531°W / 48.9039; -1.1531
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Saint-Lô
Canton Villedieu-les-Poêles
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Bossard
Area1 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 297
  Density 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Chefresnais
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 50128 /50410
Elevation 115–228 m (377–748 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 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.

Le Chefresne is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Percy-en-Normandie.[1]

Heraldry

The arms of Le Chefresne are blazoned :
Per pale argent and azure, a ash vert and a huguenot cross Or, and on a chief gules a leopard Or armed and langued azure.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 4 December 2015 (in French)
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