Montpinchon

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Montpinchon
Montpinchon church
Montpinchon church
Location of Montpinchon
Montpinchon is located in France
Montpinchon
Montpinchon
Montpinchon is located in Normandy
Montpinchon
Montpinchon
Coordinates: 49°01′23″N 1°18′32″W / 49.0231°N 1.3089°W / 49.0231; -1.3089Coordinates: 49°01′23″N 1°18′32″W / 49.0231°N 1.3089°W / 49.0231; -1.3089
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCoutances
CantonQuettreville-sur-Sienne
IntercommunalityCoutances Mer et Bocage
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Valerie Grieu-Leconte[1]
Area
1
16.94 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
519
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50350 /50210
Elevation37–148 m (121–486 ft)
(avg. 142 m or 466 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montpinchon (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃pɛ̃ʃɔ̃]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Montpinchon
The arms of Montpinchon are blazoned :
Or, on a mount vert 2 keys in saltire argent, issuant from the mount 3 pine trees sable, and in chief in fess 3 annulets gules.
Blason modèle fr Armes parlantes.svg Canting arms.

rebus mount+pine ; the 3 annulets are a reference to the arms of the Caillebot de La Salle family, former lords of Montpinchon and Cerisy



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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.