Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët

Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Saint-Martin-de-Landelles and Virey were merged into Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët.[2]

Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
The church of Saint-Hilaire
Location of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Coordinates: 48°34′42″N 1°05′27″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonSaint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
IntercommunalityMont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gilbert Badiou
Area
1
46.97 km2 (18.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,912
  Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50484 /50600
Elevation58–119 m (190–390 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of St. Malo and a similar distance northeast of Rennes. A medieval tower in the town centre, the only remainder of the old church, contains frescos by painter Marthe Flandrin.[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
The arms of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët are blazoned :
Gules, a tower argent, and in chief 3 mullets Or.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 15 December 2015 (in French)
  3. normandythenandnow.com, Details and photos



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