Le Val-Saint-Père (French pronunciation: [lə val sɛ̃ pɛʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

Le Val-Saint-Père
The church of Saint-Pierre
The church of Saint-Pierre
Location of Le Val-Saint-Père
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Le Val-Saint-Père is located in France
Le Val-Saint-Père
Le Val-Saint-Père
Le Val-Saint-Père is located in Normandy
Le Val-Saint-Père
Le Val-Saint-Père
Coordinates: 48°39′50″N 1°22′26″W / 48.6639°N 1.3739°W / 48.6639; -1.3739
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonPontorson
IntercommunalityCA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Claire Rivière-Daillencourt[1]
Area
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11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,925
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50616 /50300
Elevation4–111 m (13–364 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Le Val-Saint-Père is situated on the Saint-Michel bay, and is near Avranches, Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Saint-Loup, Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme and Pontaubault.

History

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Administration

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Demographics

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The commune's population has held remarkably steady during the preceding two centuries, only showing a marked increase (100% growth) since the 1970s:

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,112—    
1800 1,136+0.31%
1806 1,037−1.51%
1821 1,025−0.08%
1831 1,045+0.19%
1836 992−1.04%
1841 1,073+1.58%
1846 1,238+2.90%
1851 1,241+0.05%
1856 1,167−1.22%
1861 1,147−0.35%
1866 1,158+0.19%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1872 1,092−0.97%
1876 1,158+1.48%
1881 1,183+0.43%
1886 1,118−1.12%
1891 1,092−0.47%
1896 1,105+0.24%
1901 1,000−1.98%
1906 1,002+0.04%
1911 944−1.19%
1921 833−1.24%
1926 842+0.22%
1931 903+1.41%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 963+1.29%
1946 956−0.07%
1954 1,031+0.95%
1962 916−1.47%
1968 857−1.10%
1975 1,340+6.59%
1982 1,594+2.51%
1990 1,609+0.12%
1999 1,574−0.24%
2007 1,869+2.17%
2012 1,909+0.42%
2017 2,043+1.37%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[4]

Points of interest

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Val-Saint-Père, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE