Ducey-Les Chéris

Ducey-Les Chéris
Commune
The old bridge over the Sélune river in Ducey-Les Chéris
Coat of arms
Location of Ducey-Les Chéris
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Coordinates: 48°37′01″N 1°17′24″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Pontorson
Intercommunality	CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Labiche[1]
Area ^1	17.08 km^2 (6.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,828
• Density	170/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50168 /50220
Elevation	6–140 m (20–459 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ducey-Les Chéris (French pronunciation: [dysɛ le ʃeʁi]) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.

Geography

History

The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Ducey (the seat) and Les Chéris.^[3] The communes of Ducey and Les Chéris become delegated communes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,076	—
1975	2,151	+0.51%
1982	2,318	+1.07%
1990	2,309	−0.05%
1999	2,408	+0.47%
2007	2,602	+0.97%
2012	2,753	+1.13%
2017	2,786	+0.24%
Source: INSEE[4]

Administration

Town hall of Ducey

Term	Mayor	Party	Occupation
2016–2020	Denis Laporte	Ind.	Driving instructor Delegate mayor of Ducey
2020–incumbent	Isabelle Labiche

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Arrêté préfectoral 25 November 2015 (in French)
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE