Périers
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Coutances | |
| Canton | Agon-Coutainville | |
| Community association | Côte Ouest Center Manche | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 11 ′ N , 1 ° 24 ′ W | |
| height | 6–36 m | |
| surface | 14.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,259 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 155 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50190 | |
| INSEE code | 50394 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-periers.fr/ | |
Périers is a French commune with 2,259 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement Coutances and the Canton of Agon-Coutainville (until 2015: Canton Périers ). The inhabitants are called Prislais .
geography
Périers is located about 24 kilometers northwest of Saint-Lô and about 13 kilometers to the west of the Atlantic coast. The municipality is located between the rivers Sèves in the northwest and Taute in the east. Périers is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Saint-Patrice-de-Claids in the north and north-west,
- Gonfreville in the north,
- Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves in the northeast,
- Saint-Sébastien-de-Raids in the east,
- Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny in the southeast,
- Saint-Sauveur-Villages with Saint-Aubin-du-Perron in the southeast and Vaudrimesnil in the south.
- Millières to the west.
The former Routes nationales 171 (today's D971) and 800 (today's D900) run through the municipality .
history
With Operation Cobra , the Allied troops advanced from the landing sites in Normandy into the French interior. The first advance took place shortly before July 24, 1944 on the road from Périers to Saint-Lô.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,464 | 2,586 | 2.712 | 2,741 | 2,566 | 2,553 | 2,450 | 2,355 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church, monument historique since 1862
- Town hall from 1875
- House Tollemer
Personalities
- Raoul de Grosparmy (1202–1270), Bishop of Évreux, cardinal
- Jean-Baptiste de Gouey La Besnardière (1768–1843), ministerial official
- Eugène d'Halwin de Piennes (1825–1911), diplomat, now mayor of Périers
- Alain Cousin (* 1947), politician (UMP)
- Jean-Yves Cousin (* 1949), politician (UMP)
Community partnerships
Partnerships have existed with the German municipality of Bad Fallingbostel in Lower Saxony since 1989, with the Belgian municipality of Bastogne in Wallonia since 2006 and with the Polish municipality of Miastko since 2000 .
