Mortain
Sign in to saveMortain () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mortain-Bocage.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mortain-Bocage
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,470
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Mortain
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Mortain (Manche).svg
- French commune.image
- France Mortain Abbaye Blanche bordercropped.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Abbaye Blanche
- French commune.arrondissement
- Avranches
- French commune.canton
- Le Mortainais
- French commune.INSEE
- 50359
- French commune.postal code
- 50140
- French commune.commune
- Mortain-Bocage
- French commune.elevation m
- 232
- French commune.elevation min m
- 102
- French commune.elevation max m
- 327
- French commune.area km2
Key dates
- Dissolved
- 31 December 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Mortain
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Avranches
- Population
- +1531
- Area
- +7.44
- Elevation
- +149
- Capital of
- canton of Le Mortainais
- Shares border with
- Bion
- Official website
- www.ville-mortain.fr
- Image
- Vuedemortain.jpg
Article
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Mortain () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mortain-Bocage.
==Geography== Mortain is situated on a rocky hill rising above the gorge of the Cance, a tributary of the Sélune.