La Glacerie
| La Glacerie | |
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The racecourse | |
  La Glacerie | |
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Location within Normandy region  La Glacerie | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′39″N 1°36′03″W / 49.6108°N 1.6008°WCoordinates: 49°36′39″N 1°36′03″W / 49.6108°N 1.6008°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Cherbourg-Octeville-2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Lemarchand |
| Area1 | 18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 5,043 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50203 / 50470 |
| Elevation |
5–178 m (16–584 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
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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. | |
La Glacerie is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.[1]
Heraldry
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The arms of La Glacerie are blazoned : Azure, a chevron argent charged near the point with a rose gules, between 2 plates fimbriated Or (mirrors) and a belltower argent issuant from a barrulet gules, in chief a fleur de lys Or. |
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (French)
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