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Carentan is a delegated commune in the Manche department of Normandy, France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Carentan-les-Marais and is located in the arrondissement of Saint-Lô. The commune borders Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Méautis, Saint-Georges-de-Bohon, and Saint-Hilaire-Petitville. Its official postal codes are 50500 and 50480, and it covers an area of 15.66 square kilometers.
The population of Carentan is listed as 8,424, with an elevation of 30 meters above sea level. The town received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 award. Carentan was twinned with Selby and Waldfischbach-Burgalben. The administrative entity was dissolved on December 31, 2015.
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Place details
- Locality
- Carentan-les-Marais
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,950
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Carentan
- French commune.type
- Delegated commune
- French commune.image
- Carentan port de plaisance.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Port
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Lô
- French commune.canton
- Carentan
- French commune.INSEE
- 50099
- French commune.postal code
- 50500
- French commune.commune
- Carentan-les-Marais
- French commune.elevation m
- 6
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 30
- French commune.area km2
- 15.66
- French commune.population
- 6024
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Carentan
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Lô
- Population
- 5853
- Area
- 15.66
- Elevation
- 9
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Hilaire-Petitville
- Official website
- www.ville-carentan.fr
- Image
- Carentan Eglise.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Selby
- Commons category
- Carentan
- postal code
- 50480
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Carentan-les-Marais
- P8168
- Wolfgang Erdmann
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Italiano
Carentan è un comune francese soppresso del dipartimento della Manica nella regione della Normandia. Faceva parte della circoscrizione (arrondissement) di Saint-Lô ed era capoluogo del cantone omonimo. Il 1º gennaio 2016 è confluito nel nuovo comune di Carentan-les-Marais di cui è capoluogo.
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