Montchaton

Montchaton
Montchaton
Location within Lower Normandy region  Montchaton
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Montmartin-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du canton de Montmartin-sur-Mer
Mayor	Gérard Paisnel (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	5–61 m (16–200 ft) (avg. 51 m/167 ft)
Land area1	6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population2	362  (2006)
- Density	56 /km2 (150 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	50339/ 50660
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°00′34″N 1°29′50″W / 49.0094444444°N 1.49722222222°W / 49.0094444444; -1.49722222222

Montchaton is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Heraldry

The arms of Montchaton are blazoned : Per bend sinister vert and sable, a salmon contourny 'leaping' and a roman helmet argent crested gules, and on a chief gules a cross moline argent.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department