Placy-Montaigu
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| local community | Saint-Amand-Villages | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 2 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 50160 | |
| Former INSEE code | 50404 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Former town hall (Mairie) of Placy-Montaigu |
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Placy-Montaigu is a commune Déléguée in the French commune of Saint-Amand-Villages with 237 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy .
geography
Placy-Montaigu was about 16 kilometers southeast of Saint-Lô on the Cotentin peninsula . Placy-Montaigu was surrounded by the villages of Le Perron in the north, Val-de-Drôme with Dampierre in the east and north-east, Saint-Ouen-des-Besaces in the east and south-east, Saint-Martin-des-Besaces in the south and south-east, Guilberville in the south and southwest and Saint-Amand in the west.
history
In 1834 the previously independent municipalities of Placy and Montaigu were merged. On January 1, 2017, the municipality of Placy-Montaigu was merged with Saint-Amand to form the new municipality of Saint-Amand-Villages. It belonged to the arrondissement of Saint-Lô and the canton of Condé-sur-Vire (until 2015: canton of Torigni-sur-Vire ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 326 | 312 | 259 | 230 | 201 | 179 | 191 | 224 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church in Placy from the 13th century
- Tower of the former Saint-Georges church in Montaigu
- Castle ruins
Saint-Nicolas church
Tower of the Saint-Georges church
