Villedieu-les-Poêles
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| local community | Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 50 ′ N , 1 ° 13 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 50800 | |
| Former INSEE code | 50639 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Rue principale (main street) |
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Villedieu-les-Poêles is a village and a former French commune with 3,562 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It belonged to the arrondissement of Saint-Lô and the canton of Villedieu-les-Poêles . The inhabitants of Villedieu are called Les Sourdins or Les Théopolitains .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Villedieu-les-Poêles and Rouffigny were merged into a Commune nouvelle with the name Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Villedieu-les-Poêles.
geography
The place is on the banks of the river Sienne .
Arts and Culture
The place is known for the traditional Cornille-Havard bell foundry , the coppersmiths and the tradition of lace making, which is presented in a museum.
Former town hall
Notre-Dame church
Another view of the town hall
Partnerships
There is a partnership with Horn-Bad Meinberg in Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia .
