Terre-et-Marais

Terre-et-Marais is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.

Terre-et-Marais
The church in Sainteny
Location of Terre-et-Marais
Terre-et-Marais
Terre-et-Marais
Coordinates: 49°14′20″N 1°18′50″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonCarentan-les-Marais
IntercommunalityBaie du Cotentin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Jacquet
Area
1
35.59 km2 (13.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,295
  Density36/km2 (94/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.

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.[2] The communes of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon and Sainteny become delegated communes.

Administration

ElectionMayorPartyOccupation
2016 Alain Langlois SE Chief of construction, Delegate mayor of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2015 (in French)


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