Agon-Coutainville

Agon-Coutainville is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Agon-Coutainville
Commune
The beach at Coutainville
Coat of arms
Location of Agon-Coutainville
Agon-Coutainville Agon-Coutainville
Coordinates: 49°02′N 1°35′W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Agon-Coutainville
Intercommunality	Coutances Mer et Bocage
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Christian Dutertre
Area ^1	12.35 km^2 (4.77 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,791
• Density	230/km^2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50003 /50230
Elevation	0–46 m (0–151 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	2,804	—
2007	2,798	−0.2%
2008	2,820	+0.8%
2009	2,826	+0.2%
2010	2,834	+0.3%
2011	2,842	+0.3%
2012	2,782	−2.1%
2013	2,799	+0.6%
2014	2,798	−0.0%
2015	2,796	−0.1%
2016	2,795	−0.0%

Heraldry

Arms of Agon-Coutainville

The arms of Agon-Coutainville are blazoned : Quarterly: 1&4 Gules, in bend sinister 3 leopards bendwise; 2 Azure, per fess azure and barry argent and azure, a sail and in sinister chief 2 seagulls argent; 3 Vert, a horse head contourny between tennis racquet with a ball and a golf club with a ball argent. [2]

Personalities

• Berthe Dagmar (1881–1934)
• This is the village of radio personality Madame Leprieur.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. http://www.newgaso.fr/lecture_fiche_commune.php3?page=f50003%5B%5D