Bourgvallées

Bourgvallées
The church in Saint-Samson-de-Bonfossé
Location of Bourgvallées
Bourgvallées
Bourgvallées
Coordinates: 49°02′56″N 1°07′41″W / 49.049°N 1.128°W / 49.049; -1.128
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonSaint-Lô-2
IntercommunalitySaint-Lô Agglo
Area
1
48.27 km2 (18.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
3,326
 • Density68.90/km2 (178.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50546 /50750
Elevation12–180 m (39–591 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bourgvallées (French pronunciation: [buʁvale]) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Gourfaleur, La Mancellière-sur-Vire, Saint-Romphaire and Saint-Samson-de-Bonfossé (the seat).[2] On 1 January 2019, the former communes Le Mesnil-Herman and Soulles were merged into Bourgvallées.[3]

Population

Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,638—    
1975 2,441−1.10%
1982 2,685+1.37%
1990 2,829+0.66%
1999 2,759−0.28%
2007 3,080+1.39%
2012 3,240+1.02%
2017 3,213−0.17%
2023 3,326+0.58%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 December 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 14 December 2018 (in French)
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE