Terre-et-Marais

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Terre-et-Marais

(2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Jacquet^[1]Area

35.59 km² (13.74 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,304 • Density37/km² (95/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

50564 /50500

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Terre-et-Marais (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ e maʁɛ], literally Land and Marsh) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.

Toponymy

The name of the commune refers to the marshes of Carentan.

History

The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Sainteny (the seat) and Saint-Georges-de-Bohon.^[3] The communes of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon and Sainteny become delegated communes.

Education

Sport

Administration

Election		Mayor	Party	Occupation
	2016	Alain Langlois	SE	Chief of construction, Delegate mayor of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon

References

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^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2015 (in French)