Montpinchon

Montpinchon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃pɛ̃ʃɔ̃]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Montpinchon
Commune
Montpinchon church
Location of Montpinchon
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Coordinates: 49°01′23″N 1°18′32″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Quettreville-sur-Sienne
Intercommunality	Coutances Mer et Bocage
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Valerie Grieu-Leconte[1]
Area 1	16.94 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	543
• Density	32.1/km2 (83.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50350 /50210
Elevation	37–148 m (121–486 ft) (avg. 142 m or 466 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Montpinchon

The arms of Montpinchon are blazoned : Or, on a mount vert 2 keys in saltire argent, issuant from the mount 3 pine trees sable, and in chief in fess 3 annulets gules. Canting arms. rebus mount+pine ; the 3 annulets are a reference to the arms of the Caillebot de La Salle family, former lords of Montpinchon and Cerisy

See also

• Communes of the Manche department