Beauvoir (Manche)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Avranches | |
| Canton | Pontorson | |
| Community association | Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 36 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 5-40 m | |
| surface | 14.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 423 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50170 | |
| INSEE code | 50042 | |
Beauvoir is a French municipality with 423 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the canton of Pontorson and the Arrondissement of Avranches .
geography
The Couesnon touches the village center on its western side. The core of the neighboring municipality of Le Mont-Saint-Michel to the north lies on an island of the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel , a bay of the English Channel . Le Mont-Saint-Michel also contains an enclave on the mainland that, like Beauvoir, is agricultural .
Neighboring municipalities of Beauvoir are on the mainland
- Roz-sur-Couesnon in the north-west,
- Le Mont-Saint-Michel in the north,
- Pontorson with the hamlets of Ardevon in the east, Les Pas in the southeast and Moidrey in the south, which were incorporated into what was then Pontorson with effect from January 1, 1973,
- Saint-Georges-de-Gréhaigne in the southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 469 | 433 | 411 | 420 | 426 | 427 | 419 | 410 |
Attractions
- War memorial
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix church
Animal park
A Jean-Pierre Macé had an animal park laid out in Beauvoir on the main road to Le Mont-Saint-Michel. On July 14, 1994, the facility was opened under the name Alligator Bay . Since then you can see a growing collection of different animal species there.
Weir at the mouth of the Couesnon
Alligators in the zoo
Small pond in the park
Orientation board
Mairie from Beauvoir
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