Baubigny (Manche)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Canton | Les Pieux | |
| Community association | Cotentine | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 26 ′ N , 1 ° 48 ′ W | |
| height | 0-80 m | |
| surface | 6.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 145 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50270 | |
| INSEE code | 50033 | |
.JPG) Saint Martin Church |
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Baubigny ( Beaubigny to 1998) is a commune of 145 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cherbourg and the Canton of Les Pieux . The inhabitants call themselves Balbignaciens .
Toponymy
Baubigny is derived from the Roman patronymic Balbinus , followed by the Latin property suffix -acus .
geography
Baubigny is located on the Cotentin peninsula around 25 kilometers southwest of Cherbourg-Octeville . Neighboring municipalities are: Surtainville in the north, Sénoville in the east and Les Moitiers-d'Allonne in the south.
In the west, the municipality extends to the coast of the English Channel . A dune massif stretches from Surtainville in the north to Cape Carteret in the south. An eleven kilometer long beach stretches from Cape Le Rozel to Cape Carteret in the south. In 1974 the dunes were designated as a protection zone.
The rocks originate geologically from the Devonian .
history
By decree of November 16, 1998, Baubigny is written instead of Beaubigny.
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, from the 16th century: it houses a Virgin and Child (vierge à l'enfant) from the 15th century, Monument historique
- Saint-Paul manor from the 18th century
- Baubigny manor house (16th / 17th century)
Individual evidence
- ^ René Lepelley : Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie. 2nd edition, review and corrigée. Corlet et al., Condé-sur-Noireau 1996, ISBN 2-905461-80-2 , p. 60.
- ↑ Francis Doré, Claude Pareyn, Claude Larsonneur, Michel Rioult, Pierre Juignet: Guide géologique Normandy Maine. = Normandy, Maine (= Guides Géologiques Régionaux. ). 2ème édition, revisée et complétée, nouvelle présentation. Masson, Paris et al. 2006, ISBN 2-10-050695-1 , p. 92.
- ↑ Change of the community name
- Altitudes, coordonnées, superficie : répertoire géographique des communes 2013 (site de l'IGN, téléchargement du 19 mars 2014)
