Sourdeval
Sourdeval | |
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Location of Sourdeval | |
Sourdeval Sourdeval | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′26″N 0°55′11″W / 48.7239°N 0.9197°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Le Mortainais |
| Intercommunality | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Adrien Jehenne[1] |
Area 1 | 51.87 km2 (20.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,026 |
| • Density | 58.34/km2 (151.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sourdevalais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50582 /50150 |
| Elevation | 155–354 m (509–1,161 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| Website | sourdeval.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sourdeval (French pronunciation: [suʁdəval]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Vengeons was merged into Sourdeval.[3]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Vengeons, La Fourberie, Loraire, Sourdeval, La Besnardière, La Moinerie, La Barre and La Richardière.[4]
The source of the river Sée is in this commune.[5] In addition the river Égrenne flows through the commune.[6]
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,155 | — |
| 1975 | 4,234 | +0.27% |
| 1982 | 4,154 | −0.27% |
| 1990 | 3,763 | −1.23% |
| 1999 | 3,556 | −0.63% |
| 2007 | 3,378 | −0.64% |
| 2012 | 3,151 | −1.38% |
| 2017 | 3,173 | +0.14% |
| 2023 | 3,026 | −0.79% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Heraldry
| The arms of Sourdeval are blazoned : Or fretty sable, a canton of the second.
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Twin towns – sister cities
Sourdeval is twinned with:[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 22/31 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La See (I8--0200)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - l'Egrenne (M31-0310)".
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Amitié franco-allemande à Sourdeval : "Avec les pieds ou les mains, on arrive toujours se comprendre"". actu.fr. 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Le jumelage Sourdeval-Odiham a déjà 20 ans". Ouest-France (in French). 22 September 2013.
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