Périers, Manche
Périers | |
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 The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul on market day | |
Location of Périers  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Coutances |
| Canton | Périers |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Sèves et Taute |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gabriel Daube |
| Area 1 | 14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 2,450 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/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. | |
Périers [peʁ.je] is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
History
Périers was liberated by the 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, of the United States Army, on July 27, 1944. [1]
Heraldry
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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
References
- ^ 90th Infantry Division "Tough' Ombres". - Memorial of Coudehard - Montormel. - Retrieved: 2010-12-05
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