Portbail
| Portbail | ||
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| Commune | ||
 View of Portbail | ||
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  Portbail Location within Normandy region  Portbail | ||
| Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 1°41′41″W / 49.3361°N 1.6947°WCoordinates: 49°20′10″N 1°41′41″W / 49.3361°N 1.6947°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Manche | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Canton | Les Pieux | |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Cholot | |
| Area1 | 19.56 km2 (7.55 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,641 | |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Portbaillais | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50412 /50580 | |
| Elevation |
2–90 m (6.6–295.3 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) | |
| Website | www.portbail.fr | |
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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. | ||
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Portbail (sometimes spelled Port-Bail) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
Heraldry
The arms of Portbail are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron abased, between in fess 3 mullets Or and a lancehead argent.
Demography
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1431 | 1499 | 1591 | 1707 | 1654 | 1675 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
See also
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« Thirteen arches bridge»
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