Saint-Marcouf | |
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Coordinates: 49°28′26″N 1°17′22″W / 49.4739°N 1.2894°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | Valognes |
Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Legoupil [1] |
Area 1 | 13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 351 |
• Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
50507 /50310 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Marcouf (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁkuf] ⓘ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. [3]
During the Second World War, a German coastal battery near the village was bombed but fired on Allied forces landing on Utah Beach on D-Day and again on 8 June before being silenced by US battleships.
The arms of Saint-Marcouf are
blazoned : Azure, two anchors in saltire, hawsers interlaced, and on a chief embattled argent a boarding cutlass point to dexter gules.
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