Agon-Coutainville (French pronunciation: [aɡɔ̃ kutɛ̃vil]) is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Agon-Coutainville | |
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 The beach at Coutainville | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Agon-Coutainville  | |
  Agon-Coutainville  Agon-Coutainville | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′N 1°35′W / 49.04°N 1.58°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Coutances |
| Canton | Agon-Coutainville |
| Intercommunality | Coutances Mer et Bocage |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Dutertre[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,941 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50003 /50230 |
| Elevation | 0–46 m (0–151 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,280 | — |
| 1975 | 2,349 | +0.43% |
| 1982 | 2,321 | −0.17% |
| 1990 | 2,510 | +0.98% |
| 1999 | 2,723 | +0.91% |
| 2007 | 2,798 | +0.34% |
| 2012 | 2,782 | −0.11% |
| 2017 | 2,791 | +0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Heraldry edit
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The arms of Agon-Coutainville are blazoned : Quarterly: 1&4 Gules, in bend sinister 3 leopards bendwise; 2 Azure, per fess azure and barry argent and azure, a sail and in sinister chief 2 seagulls argent; 3 Vert, a horse head contourny between tennis racquet with a ball and a golf club with a ball argent. [4]
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Personalities edit
- Berthe Dagmar (1881–1934)
- This is the village of radio personality Madame Leprieur.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ http://www.newgaso.fr/lecture_fiche_commune.php3?page=f50003[permanent dead link]
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