Saint-Pierre-Langers (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ pjɛʁ lɑ̃ʒe]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3]

Saint-Pierre-Langers
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Pierre-Langers
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Coordinates: 48°47′07″N 1°29′47″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Avranches
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Georges Herbert[1]
Area 1	8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	620
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50540 /50530
Elevation	7–121 m (23–397 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.

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Pierre-Langers are blazoned : Or, a cross gules, on a chief azure 2 mullets argent. These arms are borrowed from the L'Empereur family, lords of Saint-Pierre-Langers.

Personalities linked to the commune

• Philippe Badin, 18th abbot of La Lucerne Abbey (?-1452), who laid the first stone at the fortress of Granville.
• Anatole France, stayed here twice in his youth and described the commune in a chapter 11 of La Vie en fleur.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

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