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Arrondissement of Avranches

Coordinates: 48°41′05″N 1°21′44″W / 48.68472°N 1.36222°W / 48.68472; -1.36222
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Avranches
Arrondissement
Location within the region Normandy
Location within the region Normandy
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
No. of communes134
SubprefectureAvranches
Area
1,888.2 km2 (729.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
134,499
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE code501

The arrondissement of Avranches is an arrondissement of France in the Manche department in the Normandy region. It has 134 communes.[2] Its population is 134,724 (2016), and its area is 1,888.2 km2 (729.0 sq mi).[3]

Composition

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The communes of the arrondissement of Avranches, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Anctoville-sur-Boscq (50008)
  2. Aucey-la-Plaine (50019)
  3. Avranches (50025)
  4. Bacilly (50027)
  5. Barenton (50029)
  6. Beauchamps (50038)
  7. Beauficel (50040)
  8. Beauvoir (50042)
  9. Boisyvon (50062)
  10. Brécey (50074)
  11. Bréhal (50076)
  12. Bréville-sur-Mer (50081)
  13. Bricqueville-sur-Mer (50085)
  14. Brouains (50088)
  15. Buais-les-Monts (50090)
  16. Carolles (50102)
  17. Céaux (50108)
  18. Cérences (50109)
  19. La Chaise-Baudouin (50112)
  20. Champeaux (50117)
  21. Chanteloup (50120)
  22. La Chapelle-Cécelin (50121)
  23. La Chapelle-Urée (50124)
  24. Chaulieu (50514)
  25. Chavoy (50126)
  26. Coudeville-sur-Mer (50143)
  27. Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre (50144)
  28. Courtils (50146)
  29. Les Cresnays (50152)
  30. Crollon (50155)
  31. Cuves (50158)
  32. Donville-les-Bains (50165)
  33. Dragey-Ronthon (50167)
  34. Ducey-Les Chéris (50168)
  35. Équilly (50174)
  36. Folligny (50188)
  37. Le Fresne-Poret (50193)
  38. Gathemo (50195)
  39. Genêts (50199)
  40. Ger (50200)
  41. La Godefroy (50205)
  42. Le Grand-Celland (50217)
  43. Grandparigny (50391)
  44. Granville (50218)
  45. Le Grippon (50115)
  46. Hamelin (50229)
  47. La Haye-Pesnel (50237)
  48. Hocquigny (50247)
  49. Hudimesnil (50252)
  50. Huisnes-sur-Mer (50253)
  51. Isigny-le-Buat (50256)
  52. Juilley (50259)
  53. Jullouville (50066)
  54. Juvigny les Vallées (50260)
  55. Lapenty (50263)
  56. Lingeard (50271)
  57. Les Loges-Marchis (50274)
  58. Les Loges-sur-Brécey (50275)
  59. Lolif (50276)
  60. Longueville (50277)
  61. Le Loreur (50278)
  62. La Lucerne-d'Outremer (50281)
  63. Le Luot (50282)
  64. Marcey-les-Grèves (50288)
  65. Marcilly (50290)
  66. Le Mesnil-Adelée (50300)
  67. Le Mesnil-Aubert (50304)
  68. Le Mesnil-Gilbert (50312)
  69. Le Mesnillard (50315)
  70. Le Mesnil-Ozenne (50317)
  71. La Meurdraquière (50327)
  72. Montjoie-Saint-Martin (50347)
  73. Le Mont-Saint-Michel (50353)
  74. Mortain-Bocage (50359)
  75. La Mouche (50361)
  76. Moulines (50362)
  77. Muneville-sur-Mer (50365)
  78. Le Neufbourg (50371)
  79. Notre-Dame-de-Livoye (50379)
  80. Le Parc (50535)
  81. Perriers-en-Beauficel (50397)
  82. Le Petit-Celland (50399)
  83. Poilley (50407)
  84. Pontaubault (50408)
  85. Pontorson (50410)
  86. Ponts (50411)
  87. Précey (50413)
  88. Reffuveille (50428)
  89. Romagny-Fontenay (50436)
  90. Sacey (50443)
  91. Saint-Aubin-des-Préaux (50447)
  92. Saint-Aubin-de-Terregatte (50448)
  93. Saint-Barthélemy (50450)
  94. Saint-Brice (50451)
  95. Saint-Brice-de-Landelles (50452)
  96. Saint-Clément-Rancoudray (50456)
  97. Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul (50462)
  98. Saint-Georges-de-Livoye (50472)
  99. Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley (50474)
  100. Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët (50484)
  101. Saint-James (50487)
  102. Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize (50489)
  103. Saint-Jean-des-Champs (50493)
  104. Saint-Jean-du-Corail-des-Bois (50495)
  105. Saint-Jean-le-Thomas (50496)
  106. Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves (50499)
  107. Saint-Laurent-de-Terregatte (50500)
  108. Saint-Loup (50505)
  109. Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant (50518)
  110. Saint-Maur-des-Bois (50521)
  111. Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie (50525)
  112. Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois (50529)
  113. Saint-Ovin (50531)
  114. Saint-Pair-sur-Mer (50532)
  115. Saint-Pierre-Langers (50540)
  116. Saint-Planchers (50541)
  117. Saint-Pois (50542)
  118. Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme (50543)
  119. Saint-Sauveur-la-Pommeraye (50549)
  120. Saint-Senier-de-Beuvron (50553)
  121. Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches (50554)
  122. Sartilly-Baie-Bocage (50565)
  123. Savigny-le-Vieux (50570)
  124. Servon (50574)
  125. Sourdeval (50582)
  126. Subligny (50584)
  127. Tanis (50589)
  128. Le Tanu (50590)
  129. Le Teilleul (50591)
  130. Tirepied-sur-Sée (50597)
  131. Vains (50612)
  132. Le Val-Saint-Père (50616)
  133. Vernix (50628)
  134. Yquelon (50647)

History

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The arrondissement of Avranches was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Manche, it gained 14 communes from the arrondissement of Coutances.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Avranches were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Avranches
  2. Barenton
  3. Brécey
  4. Ducey
  5. Granville
  6. La Haye-Pesnel
  7. Isigny-le-Buat
  8. Juvigny-le-Tertre
  9. Mortain
  10. Pontorson
  11. Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
  12. Saint-James
  13. Saint-Pois
  14. Sartilly
  15. Sourdeval
  16. Le Teilleul

References

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  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement d'Avranches (501)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. ^ Historique de la Manche
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 27–40. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 50 Manche, INSEE

48°41′05″N 1°21′44″W / 48.68472°N 1.36222°W / 48.68472; -1.36222

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