Commune in Normandy, France
Beauvoir | |
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Commune | |
The town hall | |
Location of Beauvoir | |
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Coordinates: 48°35′53″N 1°30′12″W / 48.5981°N 1.5033°W / 48.5981; -1.5033 | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Avranches |
Canton | Pontorson |
Intercommunality | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexis Sanson |
Area | 14.29 km (5.52 sq mi) |
Population | 435 |
• Density | 30/km (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50042 /50170 |
Elevation | 5–40 m (16–131 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Beauvoir (French pronunciation: [bovwaʁ] ) is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Andrés de Santa Cruz died there in 1865.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 433 | — |
1975 | 411 | −0.74% |
1982 | 420 | +0.31% |
1990 | 426 | +0.18% |
1999 | 427 | +0.03% |
2009 | 419 | −0.19% |
2014 | 410 | −0.43% |
2020 | 442 | +1.26% |
Source: INSEE |
Points of interest
- Alligator Bay is a zoo covering 10 hectares that was established in 1994. It features over 800 animals, and 100 different species of reptiles.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- "À Beauvoir, les pensionnaires d'Alligator Bay attendent leur public pour Noël". 18 December 2023.
- "Alligator Bay in BEAUVOIR". Normandy Tourism, France.
- "Alligator Bay : l'hiver n'est pas de tout repos". Ouest-France.fr. 4 February 2013.
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