Couvains (Manche)
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Some | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Lô | |
Canton | Pont-Hébert | |
Community association | Saint-Lô Agglo | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 1 ° 0 ′ W | |
height | 59-147 m | |
surface | 15.03 km 2 | |
Residents | 507 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 50680 | |
INSEE code | 50148 |
Couvains is a French municipality with 507 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . The municipality belongs to the canton of Pont-Hébert (until 2015: canton of Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle ) in the arrondissement of Saint-Lô . The inhabitants are called Couvinots .
geography
Couvains is about seven kilometers northeast of Saint-Lô . Couvains is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-de-Savigny in the north, Cerisy-la-Forêt in the northeast, Saint-Georges-d'Elle in the east, Saint-André-de-l'Épine in the south and southeast, and La Luzerne in the south-west, Villiers-Fossard in the west and Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle in the north-west.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
512 | 499 | 420 | 432 | 426 | 383 | 423 | 466 |
Culture and sights
- Notre-Dame church from the 13th century
- Ruins of Couvains Castle
- Mesnilville Castle and Chapel
Web links
Commons : Couvains - collection of images, videos and audio files