Saint-Marcouf, Manche
Saint-Marcouf | |
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 The church of Saint-Marcouf | |
Location of Saint-Marcouf  | |
  Saint-Marcouf  Saint-Marcouf | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′26″N 1°17′22″W / 49.4739°N 1.2894°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Valognes |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Legoupil[1] |
Area 1 | 13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 351 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50507 /50310 |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Marcouf (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁkuf] ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3]
Second World War
[edit]During the Second World War, a German coastal battery near the village was bombed but fired on Allied forces landing on Utah Beach on D-Day and again on 8 June before being silenced by US battleships.
Heraldry
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The arms of Saint-Marcouf are blazoned : Azure, two anchors in saltire, hawsers interlaced, and on a chief embattled argent a boarding cutlass point to dexter gules.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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