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]
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Coordinates: 49°13′05″N 1°31′46″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Coutances |
Canton | Créances |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Maubé |
Area 1 | 28.95 km2 (11.18 sq mi) |
Population | 2,236 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50267 /50430 |
Elevation | 5–42 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. |
Lessay is a small town in the centre of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy.
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.
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The arms of Lessay are blazoned : Sable, a woodsman's axe palewise Or, blade to sinister.
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