Carentan-les-Marais () is a

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in the

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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.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Geography

Carentan-les-Marais is located in the middle of vast marsh remediated and transformed into rich meadows, at the confluence of the Taute and the

Douve The Douve () or Ouve is a river, in length, which rises in the commune of Tollevast, near Cherbourg in the department of Manche. ''Ouve'' is considered its old name (''Unva'' in ancient texts): Ouve appears to have been misspelled over the cours ...

. The city, at the gateway to the

Cotentin Peninsula The Cotentin Peninsula (, ; nrf, Cotentîn ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France. It extends north-westward into the English Channel, towards Great Britain. To its w ...

and the Bay of Veys, is at the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes.

Transport

The city has a

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on the Paris–Cherbourg line and is crossed by the RN 13 and RN 174. It is served by public transport by bus (Manéo) via the line 001 Cherbourg-Octeville - Valognes - Carentan - Saint-Lo. Its port is connected to the sea by a canal.

Toponymy

The name of the commune refers to the marshes of Carentan.

History

The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of

Carentan Carentan () is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France, with a population of about 6,000. It is a former commune in the Manche department. On 1 January 2016, it was merg ...

(the seat), Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, and Saint-Côme-du-Mont. On January 1, 2017, Brévands, Les Veys, and Saint-Pellerin joined the commune of Carentan. On January 1, 2019,

Brucheville Brucheville () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. It ...

Catz Catz () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais.Montmartin-en-Graignes Montmartin-en-Graignes () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais.Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, and Vierville joined the commune of Carentan.Arrêté préfectoral
6 December 2018 The communes of

, Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Brévands, Les Veys, Saint-Pellerin

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