Avranches
Avranches is a commune in the Manche department. It is in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.[1]
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| 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.
Notre Dame des Champs
Notre-Dame-des-Champs,
Stations of the Cross
Saint-Gervais Basilica
Saint-Gervais Basilica,
Skull of Saint Aubert
Twin towns
Saint-Gaudens, France, since 1944.
Korbach, Germany, since 1963
Saint Helier, Jersey, since 1982
Crediton, United Kingdom, since 1993
Avranches Media
Avranches, Manche, Normandie, France. Patton Square. The inscription on the monument translates into the following: From the 31st of July to the 10th of August 1944, making a breakthrough into Avranches in the roaring of its tanks moving toward victory and the liberation of France, the glorious American army of General Patton passed this crossroads.
References
- ↑ Rene Andre, Avranches 2000 ans d' histoire, Publication Municipale
Other websites
"Avranches" in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Media related to Avranches at Wikimedia Commons- INSEE commune file
- Council of Avranches (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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