Périers, Manche
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Coordinates: 49°11′14″N 1°24′22″W / 49.1872°N 1.4061°WCoordinates: 49°11′14″N 1°24′22″W / 49.1872°N 1.4061°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Coutances |
Canton | Agon-Coutainville |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gabriel Daube |
Area 1 | 14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 2,263 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/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 [peʁje] 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.[2]
Heraldry[]
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[]
- Communes of the Manche department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ 90th Infantry Division "Tough' Ombres" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. - Memorial of Coudehard - Montormel. - Retrieved: 2010-12-05
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