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Portbail (; sometimes spelled Port-Bail) is a former
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the Manche
Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.department in north-western
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Port-Bail-sur-Mer
Port-Bail-sur-Mer () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Portbail (the seat), Denneville and Saint-Lô-d'Ourville.Arrêté préfectoral
20 December 2018, p. 3
The arms of Portbail are
''Azure, a chevron abased, between in fess 3 mullets Or and a lancehead argent.''
20 December 2018, p. 3
Heraldry
The arms of Portbail are blazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The vi ...
ed :''Azure, a chevron abased, between in fess 3 mullets Or and a lancehead argent.''
Demography
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
Former communes of Manche Populated coastal places in France {{Manche-geo-stub