Le Lorey (French pronunciation: [lə lɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
Le Lorey | |
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 The church of Saint-Martin | |
Location of Le Lorey  | |
  Le Lorey  Le Lorey | |
| Coordinates: 49°05′41″N 1°18′19″W / 49.0947°N 1.3053°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Saint-Lô-1 |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Lô Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Savary[1] |
Area 1 | 14.57 km2 (5.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 584 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50279 /50570 |
| Elevation | 38–147 m (125–482 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Toponym
editThe name of the commune has been attested in various forms: de Loiré at the end of the 12th century, Loreium around 1210 and Loretum around 1280. The original toponym, lauretum, is of Latin origin and means "place where laurels are planted".[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France (in French). Librairie Droz. p. 338. ISBN 2600028838. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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