La Glacerie

La GlacerieFrench pronunciation: [la.ɡlasʁi]) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.[2]

La Glacerie
The racecourse
Location of La Glacerie
La Glacerie
La Glacerie
Coordinates: 49°36′39″N 1°36′03″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonCherbourg-Octeville-2
CommuneCherbourg-en-Cotentin
Area
1
18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
6,142
  Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
50470
Elevation5–178 m (16–584 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.

Heraldry

Arms of La Glacerie
The arms of La Glacerie are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron argent charged near the point with a rose gules, between 2 plates fimbriated Or (mirrors) and a belltower argent issuant from a barrulet gules, in chief a fleur de lys Or.

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