Donville-les-Bains
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Avranches | |
| Canton | Granville | |
| Community association | Granville, Terre et Mer | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 51 ′ N , 1 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 4–68 m | |
| surface | 2.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,166 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,151 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50350 | |
| INSEE code | 50165 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-donville-les-bains.fr/ | |
Donville-les-Bains is a French commune with 3166 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . Donville-les-Bains is part of the Avranches arrondissement and the Granville canton . The inhabitants are called Donvillais .
geography
Donville-les-Bains is a seaside resort on the Gulf of Saint-Malo in the English Channel . Donville-les-Bains is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bréville-sur-Mer in the north, Longueville in the northeast, Yquelon in the east and Granville in the south. In the west lies the English Channel.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,029 | 3,419 | 3,495 | 3.215 | 3,199 | 3,351 | 3,309 | 3,253 |
Attractions
- Saint-Clair church, attested since the 12th century, with Saint-Clair fountain
- Pierre Aiguë, menhir
- Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes church, modern church from 1958
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Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the French community of Fellering in the Haut-Rhin (Alsace) department since 2010.
Personalities
- Philippe Jacquin (1942–2002), anthropologist, historian
- Lloyd Mondory (* 1982), cyclist, lives in Donville-les-Bains
Web links
Commons : Donville-les-Bains - Collection of images, videos and audio files
