Ducey-Les Chéris

Ducey-Les Chéris (French pronunciation: [dysɛ le ʃeʁi]) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.

Ducey-Les Chéris
Commune
The old bridge over the Sélune river in Ducey-Les Chéris
Coat of arms
Location of Ducey-Les Chéris
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Coordinates: 48°37′01″N 1°17′24″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Pontorson
Intercommunality	CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Labiche[1]
Area 1	17.08 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,829
• Density	165.6/km2 (429.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50168 /50220
Elevation	6–140 m (20–459 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

History

The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Ducey (the seat) and Les Chéris.^[3] The communes of Ducey and Les Chéris become delegated communes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,076	—
1975	2,151	+0.51%
1982	2,318	+1.07%
1990	2,309	−0.05%
1999	2,408	+0.47%
2007	2,602	+0.97%
2012	2,753	+1.13%
2017	2,786	+0.24%
Source: INSEE[4]

Administration

Town hall of Ducey

Term	Mayor	Party	Occupation
2016–2020	Denis Laporte	Ind.	Driving instructor Delegate mayor of Ducey
2020–incumbent	Isabelle Labiche

See also

• Communes of the Manche department