Gouville sur Mer

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Gouville sur Mer
Coat of arms of Gouville sur Mer
Gouville sur Mer (France)
Gouville sur Mer
region Normandy
Department Some
Arrondissement Coutances
Canton Agon-Coutainville
Community association Coutances Mer et Bocage
Coordinates 49 ° 6 ′  N , 1 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′  N , 1 ° 35 ′  W
height 0-46 m
surface 34.55 km 2
Residents 3,173 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 92 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 50560
INSEE code
Website http://www.gouville-sur-mer.fr/

Town hall of Gouville sur Mer

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Gouville sur Mer is a French commune with 3,173 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . Gouville sur Mer belongs to the Arrondissement Coutances and the canton Agon-Coutainville (until 2015: canton Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande ). The inhabitants are called Gouvillais .

It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2016 by amalgamating the previous municipalities of Gouville-sur-Mer (spelling with hyphens) and Boisroger . The former municipalities have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are located in Gouville-sur-Mer. In 2019, the former communities of Anneville-sur-Mer , Montsurvent and Servigny joined.

structure

District former
INSEE code
Area (km²) Population as of
January 1, 2017
Gouville-sur-Mer (administrative headquarters) 50215 13.24 2,020
Anneville-sur-Mer (joined in 2019) 50014 3.73 240
Boisroger (joined in 2016) 50061 5.30 249
Montsurvent (joined in 2019) 50354 8.33 464
Servigny (joined in 2019) 50573 3.95 200

geography

Gouville sur Mer is located on the Atlantic coast on the Cotentin peninsula , 35 kilometers west of Saint-Lô and eleven kilometers northwest of Coutances . Gouville sur Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Geffosses in the north, Muneville-le-Bingard in the north-east, Saint-Sauveur-Villages in the east, La Vendelée in the south-east and Brainville , Gratot and Blainville-sur-Mer in the south.

Parish partnership

A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Harburg in Swabia (Bavaria) since 1998 .

Web links

Commons : Gouville sur Mer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. current population according to INSEE