Percy, Manche

Part of Percy-en-Normandie in Normandy, France

48°55′03″N 1°11′17″W / 48.9175°N 1.1881°W / 48.9175; -1.1881CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentMancheArrondissementSaint-LôCantonVilledieu-les-PoêlesCommunePercy-en-Normandie Area37.04 km² (14.30 sq mi)Population2,295 • Density62/km² (160/sq mi)DemonymPercyaisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation60–275 m (197–902 ft)
(avg. 105 m or 344 ft)Websitepercy.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Percy (French pronunciation: [pɛʁsi]) is a village and former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Percy-en-Normandie.^[2]

Heraldry

The arms of Percy are blazoned : Sable, a chief indented Or. these arms are borrowed from the de Percy family, lords of Montchamps, Maisoncelle etc.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References