Le Mesnil (French pronunciation: ​[lə mɛnil]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Le Mesnil
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin
Location of Le Mesnil
Le Mesnil Show map of France Le Mesnil Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°22′12″N 1°41′37″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Les Pieux
Intercommunality	CA Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Vasselin[1]
Area 1	3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	220
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50299 /50580
Elevation	20–76 m (66–249 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It consists of a three property hamlet 1 km to the west of Barenton. The existing traditional stone properties are believed to have been built around 1830-1840 and became the centre of the cider making exploits of the nearby farms^{[citation needed]}. In some decay, there is also a round capped bread oven in which, there is living memory of it being used after the Second World War (1949)^{[citation needed]}.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

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