Coutances

Coutances is a commune. It is in Normandy in the Manche department in northwest France.

Coutances
Coutances Cathedral
Location of Coutances
Coutances
Coutances
Coordinates: 49°03′N 1°26′W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCoutances
CantonCoutances
IntercommunalityCoutances Mer et Bocage
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Dominique Bourdin
Area
1
12.51 km2 (4.83 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
8,408
  Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50147 /50200
Elevation12–150 m (39–492 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sights

  • Coutances Cathedral
  • The church of Saint-Nicolas
  • The church of Saint-Pierre
  • The chateau of Gratot

Twin towns – sister cities

Coutances is twinned with:

References


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