Saint-Pois
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Some | |
Arrondissement | Avranches | |
Canton | Villedieu-les-Poêles | |
Community association | Villedieu intercom | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 45 ′ N , 1 ° 4 ′ W | |
height | 73-289 m | |
surface | 7.78 km 2 | |
Residents | 511 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 50670 | |
INSEE code | 50542 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Pois |
Saint-Pois is a French municipality with 511 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region Normandy (before 2016 Haute-Normandie ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Avranches and the canton of Villedieu-les-Poêles ( canton of Saint-Pois until 2015 ).
geography
Saint-Pois is located about 22 kilometers east-northeast of Avranches . Saint-Pois is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre in the north and north-west, Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie in the north and east, Lingeard in the east and south-east, Le Mesnil-Gilbert in the south, Cuves in the south-west and Saint-Laurent-de -Cuves to the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 639 | 623 | 519 | 568 | 558 | 528 | 531 | 502 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Louis church from 1880
- Castle, built at the beginning of the 18th century, monument historique since 1974
- Villa Lemare
Personalities
- Jean-François Graindorge (1770–1810), General of the French Revolution
- Jean Charles Émile Gardin (* 1941), Bishop of Impfondo
Web links
Commons : Saint-Pois - Collection of images, videos and audio files