Portbail
| Portbail | ||
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
| local community | Port-Bail-sur-Mer | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 1 ° 42 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 50580 | |
| Former INSEE code | 50412 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.portbail.fr | |
 Romanesque church of Notre-Dame de Portbail |
||
Portbail (also Port-Bail ) is a village and a commune déléguée in the French commune of Port-Bail-sur-Mer with 1,516 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the Normandy region .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Saint-Lô-d'Ourville , Portbail and Denneville were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Port-Bail-sur-Mer and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality. The administrative headquarters are located in Portbail. It belonged to the Arrondissement of Cherbourg and the Canton of Les Pieux .
location
The village is located on the edge of the Regional Nature Park Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin ( French Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin ), which characterizes the place at the mouth of the Ollonde on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,431 | 1,499 | 1,591 | 1,707 | 1,654 | 1,675 | 1,671 |
Attractions
The well-fortified Romanesque church of Notre-Dame from the 11th century still has its original, simple capitals . As a monument historique , it is under monument protection, as is the early Christian baptistery behind the town hall . The octagonal baptismal font dates from the 5th century.
The place is the end of the ten kilometer long tourist train, Train Touristique du Cotentin .
Partner communities
Portbail's partner communities are Grouville on Jersey and, since 1985, Wienhausen in Lower Saxony .
