Terre-et-Marais

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Terre-et-Marais
The church in Sainteny
The church in Sainteny
Terre-et-Marais is located in France
Terre-et-Marais
Terre-et-Marais
Terre-et-Marais is located in Normandy
Terre-et-Marais
Terre-et-Marais
Coordinates: 49°14′20″N 1°18′50″W / 49.239°N 1.314°W / 49.239; -1.314Coordinates: 49°14′20″N 1°18′50″W / 49.239°N 1.314°W / 49.239; -1.314
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonCarentan-les-Marais
IntercommunalityBaie du Cotentin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Jacquet
Area
1
35.59 km2 (13.74 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50564 /50500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Terre-et-Marais (French pronunciation: ​[tɛʁ e maʁɛ], literally Land and Marsh) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.

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 Sainteny (the seat) and Saint-Georges-de-Bohon.[1] The communes of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon and Sainteny become delegated communes.

Education

Sport

Administration

Election Mayor Party Occupation
2016 Alain Langlois SE Chief of construction, Delegate mayor of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon

See also

References

  1. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2015 (in French)

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