Saint-James

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Saint-James
Commune
The church of Saint-Jacques
The church of Saint-Jacques
Location of Saint-James
Saint-James is located in France
Saint-James
Saint-James
Coordinates: 48°31′25″N 1°19′24″W / 48.5236°N 1.3233°W / 48.5236; -1.3233Coordinates: 48°31′25″N 1°19′24″W / 48.5236°N 1.3233°W / 48.5236; -1.3233
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonSaint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
IntercommunalityMont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) David Juquin
Area
1
86.41 km2 (33.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
4,902
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50487 /50240
Elevation28–151 m (92–495 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-James (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ʒɑm]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Argouges, Carnet, La Croix-Avranchin, Montanel, Vergoncey and Villiers-le-Pré were merged into Saint-James.[2]

Geography[]

Saint-James is on the border between Normandy and Brittany. The rivers and flow through the commune.

History[]

William the Conqueror built the Saint-James fortress in 1067.

During the latter half of the Hundred Years' War the immediate area saw heavy military activity between the opposing English and French forces. The siege of Saint-James took place between February 27 and March 6, 1426 resulting in English victory.[3]

During the French Revolution the area was the site of heavy clashes between the Republican forces and the Chouan rebels. [4]

Heraldry[]

Arms of Saint-James
 The arms of Saint-James are blazoned :
Gules, a gate argent flanked by 2 towers the sinister one taller Or, all masoned sable, in chief 1 escallop and in base 3 escallops argent.



International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Saint-James is twinned with:

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,369—    
1975 5,154−0.58%
1982 5,129−0.07%
1990 5,258+0.31%
1999 5,093−0.35%
2007 5,002−0.23%
2012 5,003+0.00%
2017 4,954−0.20%
Source: Population in geography as of January 2020, INSEE[9]

Places of interest[]

World War II[]

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, on August 4, General George S. Patton established the Third Army’s field headquarters at the Chateau de la Paluelle. On August 6th, the meeting of the Chiefs of Staff was held at the chateau. It was during this time that the strategy to repel the German counter-attack at Mortain was developed.[10] [11]

Concurrently, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 14 August, the airfield was designated as "A-29", it was used by the 373d Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[12][13]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Manche department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 July 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ van Inwagen, Peter, "The Problem of Fr** W*ll", Thinking about Free Will, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 192–209, ISBN 978-1-316-71110-1, retrieved 2021-03-23
  4. ^ "The Civil Religious Tradition and Its Rivals", American Covenant, Princeton University Press, pp. 13–36, 2019-06-18, ISBN 978-0-691-19386-1, retrieved 2021-03-23
  5. ^ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  6. ^ "Beaminster twinned with Saint-James". Beaminster Community.net. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  7. ^ Thoury, Michel. "31 ème anniversaire du Jumelage à Beaminster". Site de L'Office de Tourisme Saint James (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  8. ^ "Dorset Twinning Association List". The Dorset Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  9. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  10. ^ "70ème anniversaire du Débarquement : le Guide pratique". calameo.com.
  11. ^ Lemoine, Hélène (July 11, 2010). Entre Les Dents, L'Espoir. Lulu.com. ISBN 9782917250372 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
  13. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.


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