Périers [peʁje] is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
Périers | |
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 The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul on market day | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Périers  | |
  Périers  Périers | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′14″N 1°24′22″W / 49.1872°N 1.4061°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Coutances |
| Canton | Agon-Coutainville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gabriel Daube[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,334 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50394 /50190 |
| Elevation | 6–36 m (20–118 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History edit
Périers was liberated by the 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, of the United States Army, on 27 July 1944.[3]
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,586 | — |
| 1975 | 2,712 | +0.68% |
| 1982 | 2,741 | +0.15% |
| 1990 | 2,566 | −0.82% |
| 1999 | 2,553 | −0.06% |
| 2007 | 2,437 | −0.58% |
| 2012 | 2,355 | −0.68% |
| 2017 | 2,259 | −0.83% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry edit
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The arms of Périers are blazoned : Argent, a pear tree eradicated vert and in base a barrulet gules, overall on a bend azure between 2 lions sable, 3 mullets pierced (spur-rowels) Or.
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 90th Infantry Division "Tough' Ombres" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. - Memorial of Coudehard - Montormel. - Retrieved: 2010-12-05
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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