Portbail

Portbail (sometimes spelled Port-Bail) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Port-Bail-sur-Mer.[2]

Portbail
Part of Port-Bail-sur-Mer
View of Portbail
Coat of arms
Location of Portbail
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Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 1°41′41″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Les Pieux
Commune	Port-Bail-sur-Mer
Area ^1	19.56 km^2 (7.55 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	1,516
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Portbaillais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50580
Elevation	2–90 m (6.6–295.3 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
Website	www.portbail.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

The arms of Portbail are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron abased, between in fess 3 mullets Or and a lancehead argent.

Demography

« Thirteen arches bridge»

Historical population of Portbail
(Source: EHESS[3])

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1431	1499	1591	1707	1654	1675
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 20 December 2018, p. 3 (in French)
3. Données Cassini, EHESS