Saint-Jean-de-Daye

Saint-Jean-de-Daye is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Saint-Jean-de-Daye
The church
Location of Saint-Jean-de-Daye
Saint-Jean-de-Daye
Saint-Jean-de-Daye
Coordinates: 49°13′43″N 1°08′12″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonPont-Hébert
IntercommunalityRégion de Daye
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Nicole Godard
Area
1
4.24 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
629
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50488 /50620
Elevation0–47 m (0–154 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

In 1839, Saint-Jean-de-Day, having recorded just 352 registered inhabitants in 1836, absorbed the adjacent Le Mesnil-Véneron commune of 200 people. However, the ensuing decade saw economic and demographic growth and in 1847 Le Mesnil-Véneron was reinstated as a separate commune.[2]

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