Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët

Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
The church of Saint-Hilaire
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Location within Lower Normandy region Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Intercommunality	Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Badiou
Area1	46.97 km2 (18.14 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	6,169
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	50484 / 50600
Elevation	58–119 m (190–390 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Saint-Martin-de-Landelles and Virey were merged into Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët.

It is approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of St. Malo and a similar distance northeast of Rennes. A medieval tower in the town centre, the only remainder of the old church, contains frescos by painter Marthe Flandrin.

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët are blazoned : Gules, a tower argent, and in chief 3 mullets Or.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

• INSEE commune file