Périers, Manche
| Périers | ||
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| Commune | ||
 The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul on market day | ||
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  Périers Location within Normandy region  Périers | ||
| Coordinates: 49°11′14″N 1°24′22″W / 49.1872°N 1.4061°WCoordinates: 49°11′14″N 1°24′22″W / 49.1872°N 1.4061°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Manche | |
| Arrondissement | Coutances | |
| Canton | Agon-Coutainville | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gabriel Daube | |
| Area1 | 14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,450 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50394 /50190 | |
| Elevation |
6–36 m (20–118 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Périers [peʁ.je] is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
History
Périers was liberated by the 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, of the United States Army, on July 27, 1944.[1]
Heraldry
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The arms of Périers are blazoned : Argent, a pear tree eradicated vert and in base a barrulet gules, overall on a bend azure between 2 lions sable, 3 mullets pierced (spur-rowels) Or. |
See also
References
- ↑ 90th Infantry Division "Tough' Ombres" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine.. - Memorial of Coudehard - Montormel. - Retrieved: 2010-12-05
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