Périers
The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul on market day
The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul on market day
Coat of arms of Périers
Location of Périers
Périers is located in France
Périers
Périers
Périers is located in Normandy
Périers
Périers
Coordinates: 49°11′14″N 1°24′22″W / 49.1872°N 1.4061°W / 49.1872; -1.4061
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCoutances
CantonAgon-Coutainville
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gabriel Daube[1]
Area
1
14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
2,334
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50394 /50190
Elevation6–36 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.

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

History

Périers was liberated by the 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, of the United States Army, on 27 July 1944.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,586    
1975 2,712+0.68%
1982 2,741+0.15%
1990 2,566−0.82%
1999 2,553−0.06%
2007 2,437−0.58%
2012 2,355−0.68%
2017 2,259−0.83%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Périers
Arms of Périers
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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 90th Infantry Division "Tough' Ombres" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. - Memorial of Coudehard - Montormel. - Retrieved: 2010-12-05
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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