Carentan-les-Marais | |
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   Main: Carentan harbour; bottom (l-r): Carentan's Arcades, Castle of Vierville | |
 Location of Carentan-les-Marais | |
  Carentan-les-Marais  Carentan-les-Marais | |
| Coordinates:49°18′14″N1°14′49″W / 49.304°N 1.247°W /49.304; -1.247 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Carentan-les-Marais andPont-Hébert |
| Intercommunality | CC Baie du Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Lhonneur[1] |
Area 1 | 133.29 km2 (51.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 10,220 |
| • Density | 76.67/km2 (198.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50099 /50500 |
| Elevation | 0–38 m (0–125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carentan-les-Marais (French pronunciation:[kaʁɑ̃tɑ̃lemaʁɛ]) is acommune in thedepartment ofManche, northwesternFrance.
Carentan-les-Marais is located in the middle of vast marsh remediated and transformed into rich meadows, at the confluence of the Taute and theDouve. The city, at the gateway to theCotentin Peninsula and the Bay of Veys, is at the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes.
The city has arailway station on theParis–Cherbourg line and is crossed by theRN 13 and RN 174. It is served by public transport by bus (Manéo) via the line 001 Cherbourg-Octeville - Valognes - Carentan - Saint-Lo. Its port is connected to the sea by a canal.
The name of the commune refers to the marshes of Carentan.
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The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes ofCarentan (the seat),Angoville-au-Plain,Houesville, andSaint-Côme-du-Mont.[3] On 1 January 2017Brévands,Les Veys andSaint-Pellerin joined the commune of Carentan.[4]On 1 January 2019Brucheville,Catz,Montmartin-en-Graignes,Saint-Hilaire-Petitville andVierville joined the commune of Carentan.[5]
The communes ofCarentan,Angoville-au-Plain,Houesville,Saint-Côme-du-Mont,Brévands,Les Veys,Saint-PellerinBrucheville,Catz,Montmartin-en-Graignes,Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, andVierville have become delegated communes.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9,195 | — |
| 1975 | 9,535 | +0.52% |
| 1982 | 10,027 | +0.72% |
| 1990 | 9,999 | −0.03% |
| 1999 | 10,271 | +0.30% |
| 2007 | 10,282 | +0.01% |
| 2012 | 10,224 | −0.11% |
| 2017 | 10,118 | −0.21% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Carentan-les-Marais at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[6] | ||
| Level | Public establishments | Private establishments |
|---|---|---|
| School | Les Hauts Champs Public Primary School Les Roseaux Public Primary School | Notre Dame Private School Primary School |
| College | Léon Gambetta College | Notre Dame College |
| High school | Lycée Sivard de Beaulieu | Institution Notre-Dame - Professional High School |
| Election | Mayor | Party | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jean-Pierre Lhonneur | LR | Research and Development Manager, Delegate mayor ofCarentan | |
