Sartilly
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| local community | Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Avranches | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 45 ′ N , 1 ° 27 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 50530 | |
| Former INSEE code | 50565 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 The Romanesque portal of the Saint-Pair church in Sartilly |
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Sartilly is a village and a former French commune with 1,600 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the region of Normandy . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Avranches and the canton of the same name .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Angey , Champcey , Montviron , La Rochelle-Normande and Sartilly were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Sartilly-Baie-Bocage and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Sartilly.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1033 | 1087 | 1142 | 1216 | 1156 | 1259 | 1525 | 1625 |
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Attractions
In Sartilly, in the cemetery there is a memorial to Théophile Maupas, one of the Caporaux de Souain who were executed as an example of a mutiny during the First World War . This monument was erected in 1925, before the corporals were rehabilitated on March 3, 1934. The incident of Caporaux de Souain has significant parallels to the novel Paths of Glory (original title: Paths of Glory ) by Humphrey Cobb . The film of the same name by Stanley Kubrick was based on this novel .
Infrastructure
Sartilly is on the D973 between Granville and Avranches . Due to its proximity to the sea (approx. 5 km as the crow flies), tourism is a significant industry. There are four hotels in the village and many holiday apartments in the local area.
Individual evidence
- ^ Decree of the Prefecture of Arrêté No. 15-218 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Sartilly-Baie-Bocage of December 14, 2015 .
