Montcuit
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Coutances | |
| Canton | Agon-Coutainville | |
| Community association | Coutances Mer et Bocage | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | 40-142 m | |
| surface | 4.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 185 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50490 | |
| INSEE code | 50340 | |
 Mairie Montcuit |
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Montcuit is a French municipality with 185 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Coutances and the canton of Agon-Coutainville .
geography
The municipality is located on the Cotentin peninsula , around twelve kilometers northeast of Coutances . Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Sauveur-Villages in the west, Saint-Michel-de-la-Pierre in the northwest, Le Mesnilbus in the north, Hauteville-la-Guichard in the east, Le Lorey in the southeast and Camprond in the southwest.
The municipality borders in the north on the Regional Nature Park Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin and is drained from the Vanloue river , which is still a small stream here, to the northeast to the Lozon . In terms of transport, Montcuit is developed through the D52 and D53 département roads.
Origin of name
Mont- is derived from the Latin wikt: mons , mountain, mountain; -cuit seems to refer to slash and burn .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 221 | 169 | 154 | 170 | 175 | 195 | 183 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 16th century, which contains a statue of St. Claudius from the 15th century, made as an object of worship. It is called for meningitis and general headache .
- Maison de Montcuit , a 16th century manor house with 18th century gardens is listed as a historic monument .
Saint Martin Church
Statue of Claudius of Condat
Maison de Montcuit
The gardens of the Maison de Montcuit
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b répertoire géographique des communes 2013 (IGN website, accessed on 19 March 2014) ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ René Lepelley : Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie. edited by Charles Corlet. Éditions Charles Corlet, Condé-sur-Noireau 1996, ISBN 2-95480-455-4 , p. 179.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui on the page l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales.
- ↑ Paroisse Saint Jean Eudes - Church of Montcuit , Church of Montcuit ( Memento des original of October 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hippolyte Gancel: Les Saints qui guérissent en Normandie. Éditions Ouest-France, 2006, ISBN 2-7373-4726-2 , p. 29.
- ↑ Jardin de la maison de Montcuit in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
