Carentan-les-Marais, Manche Département, Normandy, France
🇫🇷 Carentan-les-Marais is a commune in the department of Manche, north-western France.
Geography Carentan-les-Marais is located in the middle of vast marsh remediated and transformed into rich meadows, at the confluence of the Taute and the Douve. The city, at the gateway to the Cotentin Peninsula and the Bay of Veys, is at the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes.
Transport The city has a railway station on the Paris–Cherbourg line and is crossed by the RN 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.
Toponymy The name of the commune refers to the marshes of Carentan.
History The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Carentan (the seat), Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, and Saint-Côme-du-Mont. On January 1, 2017, Brévands, Les Veys, and Saint-Pellerin joined the commune of Carentan. On January 1, 2019, Brucheville, Catz, Montmartin-en-Graignes, Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, and Vierville joined the commune of Carentan.
The communes of Carentan, Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Brévands, Les Veys, Saint-Pellerin Brucheville, Catz, Montmartin-en-Graignes, Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, and Vierville have become delegated communes.
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Carentan-les-Marais has a population of over 10,227 people. Carentan-les-Marais also forms part of the wider Saint-Lô Arrondissement which has a population of over 103,045 people. It is also a part of the larger Manche Département. Carentan-les-Marais is situated near Saint-Lô.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Carentan has links with:
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Locations Near: Carentan-les-Marais -1.247,49.304
🇫🇷 Saint-Lô -1.09,49.12 d: 23.4
🇫🇷 Coutances -1.444,49.049 d: 31.8
🇫🇷 Cherbourg -1.62,49.63 d: 45.2
🇫🇷 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin -1.625,49.639 d: 46.2
🇫🇷 Vire Normandie -0.889,48.838 d: 58
🇫🇷 Avranches -1.361,48.681 d: 69.7
🇯🇪 St Helier -2.1,49.183 d: 63.4
🇯🇪 Saint Helier -2.1,49.183 d: 63.4
Antipodal to: Carentan-les-Marais 178.753,-49.304
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