Portbail (French pronunciation: [pɔʁbaj]; sometimes spelled Port-Bail) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Port-Bail-sur-Mer.[2]
Portbail | |
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Part of Port-Bail-sur-Mer | |
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Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 1°41′41″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | Les Pieux |
Commune | Port-Bail-sur-Mer |
Area 1 | 19.56 km2 (7.55 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 1,491 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Portbaillais |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 50580 |
Elevation | 2–90 m (6.6–295.3 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
Website | www.portbail.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The arms of Portbail are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron abased, between in fess 3 mullets Or and a lancehead argent.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,431 | — |
1968 | 1,499 | +4.8% |
1975 | 1,591 | +6.1% |
1982 | 1,707 | +7.3% |
1990 | 1,654 | −3.1% |
1999 | 1,675 | +1.3% |
2019 | 1,491 | −11.0% |
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[1] |
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