Carentan-les-Marais

Carentan-les-Marais
Carentan-les-Marais
Commune
	Main: Carentan harbour; bottom (l-r): Carentan's Arcades, Castle of Vierville
	Location of Carentan-les-Marais
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	Coordinates: 49°18′14″N 1°14′49″W / 49.304°N 1.247°WCoordinates: 49°18′14″N 1°14′49″W / 49.304°N 1.247°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Carentan-les-Marais and Pont-Hébert
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Lhonneur
Area 1	133.29 km2 (51.46 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	10,084
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50099 /50500
Elevation	0–38 m (0–125 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carentan-les-Marais (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃tɑ̃ le maʁɛ]) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.

Geography[]

Carentan-les-Marais is located in the middle of vast marsh remediated and transformed into rich meadows, at the confluence of the Taute and the Douve. The city, at the gateway to the Cotentin Peninsula and the Bay of Veys, is at the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes.

Toponymy[]

The name of the commune refers to the marshes of Carentan.

History[]

Map of the new municipality and its municipalities

The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Carentan (the seat), Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, and Saint-Côme-du-Mont.^[2] On January 1, 2017, Brévands, Les Veys, and Saint-Pellerin joined the commune of Carentan.^[3] On January 1, 2019, Brucheville, Catz, Montmartin-en-Graignes, Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, and Vierville joined the commune of Carentan.^[4]

The communes of Carentan, Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Brévands, Les Veys, Saint-Pellerin Brucheville, Catz, Montmartin-en-Graignes, Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, and Vierville have become delegated communes.

Transport[]

Railway station of Carentan-les-Marais

The city has a railway station on the Paris–Le Havre railway, Paris - Cherbourg line and is crossed by the RN 13 and RN 174. It is served by public transport by bus (Manéo) via the line 001 Cherbourg-Octeville - Valognes - Carentan - Saint-Lo. Its port is connected to the sea by a canal.

Education[]

Level	Public establishments	Private establishments
School	Les Hauts Champs Public Primary School Les Roseaux Public Primary School	Notre Dame Private School Primary School
College	Léon Gambetta College	Notre Dame College
High school	Lycée Sivard de Beaulieu	Institution Notre-Dame - Professional High School

Sport[]

stade Alphonse Laurent

Administration[]

Town hall of Carentan-les-Marais

Election		Mayor	Party	Occupation
	2016	Jean-Pierre Lhonneur	LR	Research and Development Manager, Delegate mayor of Carentan

Twinned towns[]

Selby, United Kingdom
Waldfischbach-Burgalben, Germany

References[]

^ "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (in French)
^ Arrêté préfectoral 22 July 2016 (in French)
^ Arrêté préfectoral 6 December 2018 (in French)

External links[]

Carentan les Marais official website (in French)

[1] "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.

[2] Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (in French)

[3] Arrêté préfectoral 22 July 2016 (in French)

[4] Arrêté préfectoral 6 December 2018 (in French)

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