Montpinchon

Montpinchon is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Montpinchon
Montpinchon church
Location of Montpinchon
Montpinchon
Montpinchon
Coordinates: 49°01′23″N 1°18′32″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCoutances
CantonQuettreville-sur-Sienne
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Canton de Cerisy-la-Salle
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Joël Cailloux
Area
1
16.94 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
529
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50350 /50210
Elevation37–148 m (121–486 ft)
(avg. 142 m or 466 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Montpinchon
The arms of Montpinchon are blazoned :
Or, on a mount vert 2 keys in saltire argent, issuant from the mount 3 pine trees sable, and in chief in fess 3 annulets gules.
Canting arms.

rebus mount+pine ; the 3 annulets are a reference to the arms of the Caillebot de La Salle family, former lords of Montpinchon and Cerisy

See also



  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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