Carentan-les-Marais

Carentan-les-Marais is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.

Carentan-les-Marais
Commune
Main: Carentan harbour; bottom (l-r): Carentan's Arcades, Castle of Vierville
Location of Carentan-les-Marais
Carentan-les-Marais
Carentan-les-Marais
Coordinates: 49°18′14″N 1°14′49″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonCarentan-les-Marais and Pont-Hébert
IntercommunalityCC Baie du Cotentin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Lhonneur
Area
1
133.29 km2 (51.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
10,118
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50099 /50500
Elevation0–38 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.

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
ElectionMayorPartyOccupation
2016 Jean-Pierre Lhonneur LR Research and Development Manager, Delegate mayor of Carentan

Twinned towns

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 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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