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 the
Normandy
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region
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in northwestern
France
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. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune
Saint-James
Saint-James () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Argouges, Carnet, La Croix-Avranchin, Montanel, Vergoncey and Villiers-le-Pré were merged into Saint-James.
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For many centuries the Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Argouges. Similar to the Château de Gratot is the Château de Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure, in the French department of Calvados, Normandy which had also been owned by the Barons de Gratot (Argouges). According to the French Wikipedia a legend is that a Lord of Argouges met a Fairy woman who agreed to be his wife provided he never spoke the word "Mort" eathwhich was considered profane language; however he spoke it and the Fairy vanished; this legend is associated with both Château de Gratot and the Château de Argouges. (A variation of this legend is found in "Ripley's Believe It or Not" (volume) V .pp.64-65. Ironically Ripley used a drawing of the Château_de Argouges for the Château_de_Gratot in Argouges!)
Blason_d'Argouges_-_Château_de_Gratot.png, Coat of arms of the Barons de Gratot (Argouges)
François d'Argouges, premier président.jpg, François d'Argouges, 622-1695premier président Parliment de Bretange
Vaux-sur-Aure_Manoir_d'Argouges_02.JPG, Château de Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure.
Gratot_chateau_église.jpg, View of the ruins of the Château de Gratot at the left
Château de Gratot - Poterne et douves.JPG, A view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
Chateau_de_Gratot,_communs.JPG, A rear view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
Gratot chateau vue tour.jpg, An overview rear view of Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
Château de Gratot - Vue sur la tour d'angle.JPG, A rear view of Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot
Tour_XIIIe_-_Château_de_Gratot.jpg, Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot
Vue_du_ciel_-_Château_de_Gratot.jpg, From left to right: The 18th Pavilion, the Round Tower, the Maison Seigneuriale, the Fairy Tower
GratotChateau_1.jpg, Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot he 18th Pavilion at the rightGratot_chateau.jpg, Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot
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):