Périers [peʁje] is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Périers
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul on market day
Coat of arms
Location of Périers
Périers Show map of France Périers Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°11′14″N 1°24′22″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Agon-Coutainville
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gabriel Daube
Area 1	14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	2,256
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50394 /50190
Elevation	6–36 m (20–118 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Périers was liberated by the 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, of the United States Army, on 27 July 1944.[2]

Heraldry

The arms of Périers are blazoned : Argent, a pear tree eradicated vert and in base a barrulet gules, overall on a bend azure between 2 lions sable, 3 mullets pierced (spur-rowels) Or.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

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