Les Pieux (French pronunciation: [le pjø]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is the head commune of the Canton of Les Pieux, and of the former communes community of les Pieux.
Les Pieux | |
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 The church of Notre-Dame | |
 Location of Les Pieux | |
  Les Pieux  Les Pieux | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′50″N 1°48′24″W / 49.5139°N 1.8067°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Les Pieux |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Bihel[1] |
Area 1 | 15.25 km2 (5.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,249 |
| • Density | 213.0/km2 (551.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50402 /50340 |
| Elevation | 5–132 m (16–433 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Pieux is also twinned with Lytchett Matravers.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,169 | — |
| 1975 | 1,222 | +0.64% |
| 1982 | 2,436 | +10.36% |
| 1990 | 3,203 | +3.48% |
| 1999 | 3,477 | +0.92% |
| 2007 | 3,455 | −0.08% |
| 2012 | 3,404 | −0.30% |
| 2017 | 3,223 | −1.09% |
| 2023 | 3,249 | +0.13% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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