Saint-Denis-le-Guest
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Coutances | |
| Canton | Quettreville-sur-Sienne | |
| Community association | Coutances Mer et Bocage | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 56 ′ N , 1 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | 29-123 m | |
| surface | 16.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 534 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50450 | |
| INSEE code | 50463 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Denis-le-Gast |
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Saint-Denis-le-Gast is a commune in the Manche department in the region of Normandy in France with 534 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017). Saint-Denis-le-Gast belongs to the Arrondissement of Coutances and the canton of Quettreville-sur-Sienne (until 2015: canton of Gavray ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Denisais .
geography
Saint-Denis-le-Gast is located about ten kilometers south-southeast in the south of the Cotentin peninsula . The river Sienne limits the municipality to the south. Saint-Denis-le-Gast is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Roncey in the north, Saint-Martin-de-Cenilly in the northeast, Hambye in the east, La Baleine in the east and southeast, Gavray-sur-Sienne with Gavray and Le Mesnil-Amand in the South, Lengronne in the west and Grimesnil in the northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 807 | 710 | 740 | 650 | 546 | 488 | 529 | 539 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Denis church from the 16th century
Personalities
- Charles de Saint-Évremond (1613–1703), writer
