Avranches

Avranches
Avranches
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	Location of Avranches
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	Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 1°21′20″W / 48.685°N 1.3556°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Avranches
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Guenaël Huet
Area 1	4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2009)	8,090
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50025 /50300
Elevation	7–108 m (23–354 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.

Avranches is a commune in the Manche department. It is in the Lower Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.^[1]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	5,880	—
1800	5,413	−7.9%
1806	6,144	+13.5%
1821	6,431	+4.7%
1831	7,269	+13.0%
1836	7,690	+5.8%
1841	8,256	+7.4%
1846	7,965	−3.5%
1851	8,932	+12.1%
1856	8,702	−2.6%
1861	8,592	−1.3%
1866	8,642	+0.6%
1872	8,137	−5.8%
1876	8,157	+0.2%
1881	8,057	−1.2%
1886	8,000	−0.7%
1891	7,785	−2.7%
1896	7,845	+0.8%
1901	7,384	−5.9%
1906	7,360	−0.3%
1911	7,174	−2.5%
1921	6,597	−8.0%
1926	6,803	+3.1%
1931	6,881	+1.1%
1936	7,130	+3.6%
1946	7,554	+5.9%
1954	8,004	+6.0%
1962	8,854	+10.6%
1968	9,775	+10.4%
1975	10,136	+3.7%
1982	9,468	−6.6%
1990	8,638	−8.8%
1999	8,509	−1.5%
2006	8,239	−3.2%
2009	8,090	−1.8%

Geography

Avranches is at the south of the Cotentin Peninsula.

The town was built on high ground. It overlooks the dunes and coastal marshes along the bay. From Avranches, it is possible to see the Mont-Saint-Michel.