Vesly (some)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Coutances | |
| Canton | Créances | |
| Community association | Côte Ouest Center Manche | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 15 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 6-123 m | |
| surface | 22.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 725 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50430 | |
| INSEE code | 50629 | |
Vesly is a French municipality with 725 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement Coutances and the Canton of Créances (until 2015: Canton La Haye-du-Puits and Canton Lessay ). The inhabitants are called Veslionais or Veslissiens .
geography
Vesly is located on the Cotentin peninsula in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park and about 18 kilometers north of Coutances . Vesly is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of La Haye with Mobecq in the north and northwest, Montsenelle with Lithaire in the north, Le Plessis-Lastelle in the northeast, Laulne in the east, Saint-Patrice-de-Claids in the southeast, Millières in the south and southeast and the Commune nouvelle Lessay with the Communes déléguées Lessay and Angoville-sur-Ay in the southwest and west.
history
Since 1972, the municipality Gerville-la-Forêt has belonged to the municipality (until 2015, this part of the municipality belonged to the canton of La Haye-du-Puits).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 693 | 646 | 568 | 522 | 535 | 541 | 615 | 688 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 13th century, monument historique since 1996
- Saint-Pair church from the 17th century, monument historique
- Notre-Dame-de-Consolation chapel (also: Notre-Dame-de-l'Étrier )
- Briqueboscq mansion from the 16th century, Monument historique
- Wash house
Saint-Pierre church
Saint-Pair church in Gerville-la-Forêt
Notre-Dame-de-Consolation chapel
Bricqueboscq mansion
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Personalities
- Charles de Gerville (1769-1853), archaeologist and historian
