Saint-Maur-des-Bois

Saint-Maur-des-Bois is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France, close to the border with the Calvados department.

Saint-Maur-des-Bois
The village and its church
Location of Saint-Maur-des-Bois
Saint-Maur-des-Bois
Saint-Maur-des-Bois
Coordinates: 48°49′23″N 1°09′22″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonVilledieu-les-Poêles
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Lemonnier
Area
1
4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
151
  Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50521 /50800
Elevation129–239 m (423–784 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It takes its name from Saint Maurus to whom the parish church is dedicated.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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