Saint-James

Saint-James (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ʒɑm]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Argouges, Carnet, La Croix-Avranchin, Montanel, Vergoncey and Villiers-le-Pré were merged into Saint-James.[1]

Saint-James
Commune
The church of Saint-Jacques
Location of Saint-James
Saint-James
Saint-James
Coordinates: 48°31′25″N 1°19′24″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonSaint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
IntercommunalityMont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2017–2020) Carine Mahieu
Area
1
86.41 km2 (33.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
5,070
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50487 /50240
Elevation28–151 m (92–495 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saint-James is on the border between Normandy and Brittany. The rivers Beuvron and Dierge flow through the commune.

History

William the Conqueror built the Saint-James fortress in 1067.

Heraldry
Arms of Saint-James
 The arms of Saint-James are blazoned :
Gules, a gate argent flanked by 2 towers the sinister one taller Or, all masoned sable, in chief 1 escallop and in base 3 escallops argent.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Saint-James is twinned with:

Demographics
Historical population of Saint-James
Year196219681975198219901999
Population241524522489276629762917
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

World War II

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 14 August, the airfield was designated as "A-29", it was used by the 373d Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Arrêté préfectoral 8 July 2016 (in French)
  2. "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  3. "Beaminster twinned with Saint-James". Beaminster Community.net. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  4. Thoury, Michel. "31 ème anniversaire du Jumelage à Beaminster". Site de L'Office de Tourisme Saint James (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  5. "Dorset Twinning Association List". The Dorset Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  6. Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
  7. Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.



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