Agon-Coutainville
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Some | |
Arrondissement | Coutances | |
Canton | Agon-Coutainville (main town) | |
Community association | Coutances Mer et Bocage | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 3 ′ N , 1 ° 35 ′ W | |
height | 0-49 m | |
surface | 12.35 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,791 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 226 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 50230 | |
INSEE code | 50003 | |
Website | http://www.agoncoutainville.fr | |
Lighthouse on the Pointe d'Agon |
Agon-Coutainville is a commune with 2,791 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the region of Normandy .
geography
Agon-Coutainville is located on the Atlantic coast on the Cotentin peninsula , around 10 kilometers west of Coutances . Important districts are Agon and Coutainville . Neighboring towns are Blainville-sur-Mer , Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande and Tourville-sur-Sienne . The stretch of coast in which the place is located is also called Côte des Havres . South of the village is the Pointe d'Agon nature reserve , the southern municipal boundary forms the estuary of the river Sienne .
history
The history of the villages of Agon and Coutainville goes back to the Middle Ages . In the Agon district at that time there was a castle that was used to protect the port of Regnéville .
The manor of Coutainville was built around the 15th century.
The community has had its current name since 1965 when it was renamed from Agon to Agon-Coutainville .
Population development
Both the number of inhabitants and the population density of the municipality have increased continuously since the 1960s:
year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
Residents | 2,280 | 2,349 | 2,321 | 2,510 | 2,724 | 2,826 |
Source: INSEE
Economy and Transport
Agon-Coutainville is a major seaside resort on the west coast of the Cotentin. This is also reflected in the employment structure: around 81% of employees are employed in the tertiary sector , around 13% in the primary sector and around 6% in the secondary sector .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Site officiel de la mairie d'Agon-Coutainville . agoncoutainville.fr. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ Base Mérimée database of the French Ministry of Culture . culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques Résultats du recensement de la population - 2009- Agon-Coutainville . recensement.insee.fr/. Retrieved on December 23, 2012. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques Résultats du recensement de la population - 2009- Agon-Coutainville . recensement.insee.fr/. Retrieved on December 23, 2012. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.