Saint-Pierre-Langers Explained
| Saint-Pierre-Langers |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Pierre-Langer (Manche).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Avranches |
| Canton: | Avranches |
| Insee: | 50540 |
| Postal Code: | 50530 |
| Mayor: | Pascal Lemaitre[1] |
| Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 48.7853°N -1.4964°W |
| Elevation M: | 40 |
| Elevation Min M: | 7 |
| Elevation Max M: | 121 |
| Area Km2: | 8.40 |
Saint-Pierre-Langers (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[2]
Personalities linked to the commune
- Philippe Badin, 18th abbot of La Lucerne Abbey (?-1452), who laid the first stone at the fortress of Granville.
- Anatole France, stayed here twice in his youth and described the commune in a chapter 11 of La Vie en fleur.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/50540-saint-pierre-langers INSEE commune file
- https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/La_Vie_en_fleur/Chapitre_XI La Vie en fleur, ch 11
