Avranches
commune in Manche, France
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Summary
Avranches is a commune of France[1]. Avranches ranks in the top 0.59% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,983 views/month, #182 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Avranches[3], Manche[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Head of government: David Nicolas[6]
- Official language: French[7]
- Shares border with: Marcey-les-Grèves[8], Ponts[9], Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize[10], Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches[11], Le Val-Saint-Père[12], Saint-Loup[13], Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Korbach[15], Saint-Gaudens[16], Saint Helier[17]
- Postal code: 50300[18]
- Commons category: Avranches[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[20], UTC+02:00[21]
- Inception: January 1, 2019[22]
- Official website: http://www.avranches.fr[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Avranches[24]
- Population: 7890[25], 7766[26], 8367[27], 10,155[28], 10,246[29], 10,264[30], 10,277[31], 10,240[32], 10,225[33], 10,143[34]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Avranches[35]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Slovník naučný[39], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[40], Otto's encyclopedia[41], Pauly–Wissowa[42]
- Replaces: Saint-Martin-des-Champs[43], Avranches[44]
- Capital of: arrondissement of Avranches[45], canton of Avranches[46]
- Official name: Avranches[47]
- Legal form: commune nouvelle[48]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Avranches[49]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Avranches[50]
- Native label: Avranches[51]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of Avranches[52]
- Elevation above sea level: 59 m[53]
- Area: 4.5 km²[54]
Why It Matters
Avranches has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Avranches is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]