Terre-et-Marais
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Terre-et-Marais | |
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 The church in Sainteny | |
Location of Terre-et-Marais  | |
  Terre-et-Marais  Terre-et-Marais | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′20″N 1°18′50″W / 49.239°N 1.314°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Carentan-les-Marais |
| Intercommunality | Baie du Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Jacquet[1] |
Area 1 | 35.59 km2 (13.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,288 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50564 /50500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Terre-et-Marais (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ e maʁɛ], literally Land and Marsh) is a commune in the department of Manche, in northwestern France.
The commune's name refers to the marshes of Carentan.
History
The municipality was established on 1 January 2016, through the merger of the former communes of Sainteny (the seat) and Saint-Georges-de-Bohon.[3] The communes of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon and Sainteny became delegated communes.
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Administration
| Election | Mayor | Party | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Alain Langlois | SE | Chief of construction, Delegate mayor of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon | |
