Saint-Pierre-Église

Saint-Pierre-Église is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Saint-Pierre-Église
The church in Saint-Pierre-Église
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Pierre-Église
Saint-Pierre-Église
Saint-Pierre-Église
Coordinates: 49°40′09″N 1°24′10″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonVal-de-Saire
IntercommunalityCA Cotentin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christine Labacheley
Area
1
8.06 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,803
  Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50539 /50330
Elevation4–138 m (13–453 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.

A market takes place in Saint-Pierre-Église every Wednesday.

WW2: Part of the Allied invasion happened here in 1944.

International relations

Saint-Pierre-Église is twinned with Twyford, United Kingdom.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "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.



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