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Coutances
Sign in to saveCoutances (; Norman: Couotaunches) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
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Coutances is a town and commune in France, situated within the Manche department and the arrondissement of Coutances. It serves as the capital of both the arrondissement and the canton of Coutances. The municipality has a population of 9,930, comprising 4,076 males and 4,425 females. Its area is 12.51 square kilometers, and it shares borders with Monthuchon, Bricqueville-la-Blouette, Cambernon, and Courcy.
The town is located in the Normandy region, with a postal code of 50200. Elevation data varies by source, with figures of 150, 80, and 69 meters above sea level recorded. Coutances is twinned with Ochsenfurt, Troina, Ilkley, and Saint Ouen. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Coutances
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,657
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Coutances
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Coutances vue nord.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Coutances Cathedral
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Coutances.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Coutances
- French commune.canton
- Coutances
- French commune.INSEE
- 50147
- French commune.postal code
- 50200
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Dominique Bourdin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Coutances Mer et Bocage
- French commune.elevation min m
- 12
- French commune.elevation max m
- 150
- French commune.area km2
- 12.51
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Coutances
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Coutances
- Population
- 8321
- Area
- 12.51
- Elevation
- 94
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances
- Official website
- www.coutances.fr
- Image
- Coutances vue nord.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Coutances
- twinned administrative body
- La Pocatière
- Commons category
- Coutances
- postal code
- 50200
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Coutances
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Coutances
- associated electoral district
- canton of Coutances
- male population
- 4076
- female population
- 4425
- P8168
- Andrei Soldatov
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-33-76-55-55
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Travel guide
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Roads connect the town to other places on the peninsula: Cherbourg to the north, Saint-Lô to the east, Granville and Avranches to the south. Cherbourg has ferries from the UK and Ireland. From Avranches, roads go west to Saint-Malo and beyond or south to Rennes and beyond.
See
thumb|Notre Dame cathedral, Coutances
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Population
- Sights
- Jazz festival
- International relations
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
Coutances (; Norman: Couotaunches) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
==History== thumb|left|American armored and infantry forces pass through Coutances, France, in July 1944 The capital of the Unelli, a Gaulish tribe, the town was given the name of Constantia in 298 during the reign of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus. The surrounding region, called in Latin the pagus Constantinus, subsequently became known as the Cotentin Peninsula.
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