Avranches
Avranches is a commune in the Manche department. It is in the Lower Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.[1]
Avranches | |
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Botanical garden | |
Coat of arms of Avranches | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Lower Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Avranches |
Canton | Avranches |
Mayor | Guenaël Huet (2001–2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 7–108 m (23–354 ft) (avg. 108 m/354 ft) |
Land area1 | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Population2 | 8,090 (2009) |
- Density | 1,798/km2 (4,660/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50025/ 50300 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Historical population | ||
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Year | Population | ±% |
1793 | 5,880 | — |
1800 | 5,413 | −7.9% |
1806 | 6,144 | +13.5% |
1821 | 6,431 | +4.7% |
1831 | 7,269 | +13.0% |
1836 | 7,690 | +5.8% |
1841 | 8,256 | +7.4% |
1846 | 7,965 | −3.5% |
1851 | 8,932 | +12.1% |
1856 | 8,702 | −2.6% |
1861 | 8,592 | −1.3% |
1866 | 8,642 | +0.6% |
1872 | 8,137 | −5.8% |
1876 | 8,157 | +0.2% |
1881 | 8,057 | −1.2% |
1886 | 8,000 | −0.7% |
1891 | 7,785 | −2.7% |
1896 | 7,845 | +0.8% |
1901 | 7,384 | −5.9% |
1906 | 7,360 | −0.3% |
1911 | 7,174 | −2.5% |
1921 | 6,597 | −8.0% |
1926 | 6,803 | +3.1% |
1931 | 6,881 | +1.1% |
1936 | 7,130 | +3.6% |
1946 | 7,554 | +5.9% |
1954 | 8,004 | +6.0% |
1962 | 8,854 | +10.6% |
1968 | 9,775 | +10.4% |
1975 | 10,136 | +3.7% |
1982 | 9,468 | −6.6% |
1990 | 8,638 | −8.8% |
1999 | 8,509 | −1.5% |
2006 | 8,239 | −3.2% |
2009 | 8,090 | −1.8% |
Geography
Avranches is at the south of the Cotentin Peninsula.
The town was built on high ground. It overlooks the dunes and coastal marshes along the bay. From Avranches, it is possible to see the Mont-Saint-Michel.
- Avranchescathedrale1.jpg
Notre Dame des Champs
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Notre-Dame-des-Champs,
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Saint-Gervais Basilica
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Saint-Gervais Basilica,
Skull of Saint Aubert
Twin towns
- Saint-Gaudens, France, since 1944.
- Korbach, Germany, since 1963
- File:Flag of Jersey.svg Saint Helier, Jersey, since 1982
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg Crediton, United Kingdom, since 1993
References
- ↑ Rene Andre, Avranches 2000 ans d' histoire, Publication Municipale
Other websites
- File:Wikisource-logo.svg "Avranches" in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Avranches at Wikimedia Commons
- INSEE commune file
- "Council of Avranches". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.