Saint-Marcouf (Manche)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Canton | Valognes | |
| Community association | Cotentine | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 28 ′ N , 1 ° 17 ′ W | |
| height | 0-36 m | |
| surface | 13.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 341 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50310 | |
| INSEE code | 50507 | |
 Saint-Marcouf Church |
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Saint-Marcouf is a commune with 341 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cherbourg and the Canton of Valognes . The inhabitants call themselves Saint-Marculfiens .
geography
Saint-Marcouf is located on the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula on the Seine Bay of the English Channel . Adjacent municipalities are:
The municipality is part of the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park . The Îles Saint-Marcouf archipelago , which consists of the two islands Île du Large and Île de Terre , is located about six kilometers off the coastline . Despite their name, administratively they belong to the municipality of Ravenoville.
Toponymy
Born in Bayeux , Saint Marcouf was a monk who founded the Nanteuil Abbey. It is believed that this abbey was in Saint-Marcouf.
history
The German battery of Crisbecq was not far from Utah Beach . Crisbecq is the name of a stream. The liberation of Saint-Marcouf from German occupation in World War II took place on June 8, 1944.
Attractions
- 13th century church of Saint-Marcouf (included in the list of Monument historique ); Romanesque lower church of the Saint-Marcouf church
- The Crisbecq battery
- Notre-Dame de Bonsecours chapel (19th century).
- Remains of Fontenay Castle (18th century), destroyed in April 1944 during the bombing of Normandy by Allied air forces. A landscape park that has been maintained to this day has been preserved undamaged.
- Saint-Marcouf fountain (13th century). Saint Marcouf is invoked as the patron saint of diseases of boils and scrofula .
- Saint-Marcouf Islands, archipelago, protected area since December 28, 1981, in the neighboring municipality of Ravenoville.
Individual evidence
- Altitudes, coordonnées, superficie : répertoire géographique des communes 2012 (site de l'IGN, téléchargement du 24 octobre 2013)
- ↑ http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/aux-alentours-iles-saint-marcouf.html
- ↑ René Lepelley. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie . Page 230.