Montpinchon

Montpinchon
Montpinchon church Montpinchon church
Montpinchon
Location within Lower Normandy region Montpinchon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Cerisy-la-Salle
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Cerisy-la-Salle
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Joël Cailloux
Area1	16.94 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	539
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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. 25px 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