Mortain-Bocage (French pronunciation: [mɔʁtɛ̃ bɔkaʒ]) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bion, Mortain (the seat), Notre-Dame-du-Touchet, Saint-Jean-du-Corail and Villechien.[3]
Mortain-Bocage | |
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 The church in Notre-Dame-Du-Touchet | |
Location of Mortain-Bocage  | |
  Mortain-Bocage  Mortain-Bocage | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′56″N 0°56′28″W / 48.649°N 0.941°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Le Mortainais |
| Intercommunality | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Desserouer[1] |
Area 1 | 62.63 km2 (24.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,943 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50359 /50140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,314 | — |
| 1975 | 4,461 | +0.48% |
| 1982 | 4,401 | −0.19% |
| 1990 | 4,126 | −0.80% |
| 1999 | 3,770 | −1.00% |
| 2007 | 3,363 | −1.42% |
| 2012 | 3,171 | −1.17% |
| 2017 | 2,942 | −1.49% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mortain-Bocage.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 15 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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