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Lessay (French pronunciation: [lɛsɛ]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Angoville-sur-Ay was merged into Lessay.[2]

Lessay
Commune
Town square
Location of Lessay
Lessay
Lessay
Coordinates: 49°13′05″N 1°31′46″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCoutances
CantonCréances
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Stéphanie Maubé
Area
1
28.95 km2 (11.18 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
2,236
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50267 /50430
Elevation5–42 m (16–138 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


Lessay is a small town in the centre of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy.


History


It was founded as a monastery but a town grew up around it over the years. The 10th-century Lessay Abbey is one of the greatest examples of Romanesque architecture in Normandy. It was largely destroyed by fighting in the town during July–August 1944, but has been rebuilt.


Heraldry


Arms of Lessay
Arms of Lessay
The arms of Lessay are blazoned :
Sable, a woodsman's axe palewise Or, blade to sinister.




Points of interest



See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2015 (in French)
  3. Lessay et son canton à travers les siècles by Michel Pinel



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