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 | |
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
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
editReferences
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- ^ "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