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Ducey was a commune in the Manche department of Normandy, France. It served as the capital of the canton of Ducey and was located within the arrondissement of Avranches. The area covered 11.21 square kilometers, with an elevation of 113 meters above sea level. Ducey shared borders with Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme and Saint-Laurent-de-Terregatte.
The commune had a population of 2,829 and used the postal code 50220. It was associated with the canton of Pontorson for electoral purposes. Ducey was dissolved on December 31, 2015, and replaced by the new commune of Ducey-Les Chéris.
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- Locality
- Ducey-les-Chéris
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,272
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Normandy
- Department
- Manche
- Arrondissement
- Avranches
- Canton
- Pontorson
- Commune
- Ducey-Les Chéris
- Area
- 11.21 km (4.33 sq mi)
- Population 2022
- 2,572
- Density
- 229.4/km (594.2/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Ducéens
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Elevation
- 6–113 m (20–371 ft) , (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Ducey
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Manche
- Population
- 2537
- Area
- 11.21
- Elevation
- 46
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Ducey
- Shares border with
- Saint-Laurent-de-Terregatte
- Image
- Sélune à Ducey.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ducey
- postal code
- 50220
- replaced by
- Ducey-Les Chéris
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pontorson
- P8168
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Encyclopedic overview
Ducey ( French pronunciation: [dysɛ]) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Ducey-Les Chéris. It is noted for its old bridge dating from 1613, which allowed pilgrims to cross the Sélune on the way to Mont Saint-Michel.
The commune is listed as a Village étape.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ducey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.