Carentan-les-Marais

Carentan-les-Marais
Commune
Main: Carentan harbour; bottom (l-r): Carentan's Arcades, Castle of Vierville
Location of Carentan-les-Marais
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Carentan-les-Marais is located in France
Carentan-les-Marais
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Carentan-les-Marais is located in Normandy
Carentan-les-Marais
Carentan-les-Marais
Coordinates: 49°18′14″N 1°14′49″W / 49.304°N 1.247°W / 49.304; -1.247
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonCarentan-les-Marais and Pont-Hébert
IntercommunalityCC Baie du Cotentin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Lhonneur[1]
Area
1
133.29 km2 (51.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,220
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50099 /50500
Elevation0–38 m (0–125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carentan-les-Marais (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃tɑ̃ le maʁɛ]) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.

Geography

Carentan-les-Marais is located in the middle of vast marsh remediated and transformed into rich meadows, at the confluence of the Taute and the Douve. The city, at the gateway to the Cotentin Peninsula and the Bay of Veys, is at the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes.

Transport

Railway station of Carentan-les-Marais

The city has a railway station on the Paris–Cherbourg line and is crossed by the RN 13 and RN 174. It is served by public transport by bus (Manéo) via the line 001 Cherbourg-Octeville - Valognes - Carentan - Saint-Lo. Its port is connected to the sea by a canal.

Toponymy

The name of the commune refers to the marshes of Carentan.

History

Map of the new municipality and its municipalities

The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Carentan (the seat), Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, and Saint-Côme-du-Mont.[3] On January 1, 2017, Brévands, Les Veys, and Saint-Pellerin joined the commune of Carentan.[4] On January 1, 2019, Brucheville, Catz, Montmartin-en-Graignes, Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, and Vierville joined the commune of Carentan.[5]

The communes of Carentan, Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Brévands, Les Veys, Saint-Pellerin Brucheville, Catz, Montmartin-en-Graignes, Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, and Vierville have become delegated communes.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,195—    
1975 9,535+0.52%
1982 10,027+0.72%
1990 9,999−0.03%
1999 10,271+0.30%
2007 10,282+0.01%
2012 10,224−0.11%
2017 10,118−0.21%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Carentan-les-Marais at 1 January 2020.
Source: INSEE[6]

Education

Level Public establishments Private establishments
School Les Hauts Champs Public Primary School
Les Roseaux Public Primary School 		Notre Dame Private School Primary School
College Léon Gambetta College Notre Dame College
High school Lycée Sivard de Beaulieu Institution Notre-Dame - Professional High School

Sport

stade Alphonse Laurent

Administration

Town hall of Carentan-les-Marais
Election Mayor Party Occupation
2016 Jean-Pierre Lhonneur LR Research and Development Manager, Delegate mayor of Carentan

Twinned towns

See also

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 23 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 22 July 2016 (in French)
  5. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 6 December 2018 (in French)
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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