Portbail
Portbail (sometimes spelled Port-Bail) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Port-Bail-sur-Mer.[2]
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Part of Port-Bail-sur-Mer | |
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Location of Portbail 
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| Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 1°41′41″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Les Pieux |
| Commune | Port-Bail-sur-Mer |
| Area 1 | 19.56 km2 (7.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 1,516 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Portbaillais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50580 |
| Elevation | 2–90 m (6.6–295.3 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| Website | www.portbail.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Heraldry
The arms of Portbail are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron abased, between in fess 3 mullets Or and a lancehead argent.
Demography
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« Thirteen arches bridge»
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 1431 | 1499 | 1591 | 1707 | 1654 | 1675 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 20 December 2018, p. 3 (in French)
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Portbail, EHESS. (in French)
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