Périers, Manche

Périers
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul on market day
Coat of arms
Location of Périers
Périers Location within France Périers Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 49°11′14″N 1°24′22″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Agon-Coutainville
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gabriel Daube
Area 1	14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Lowest elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2023)	2,376
• Density	162.5/km2 (420.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50394 /50190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Périers (in Norman: Pri) [peʁje] is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

History

Périers was liberated by the 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, of the United States Army, on 27 July 1944.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,586	—
1975	2,712	+0.68%
1982	2,741	+0.15%
1990	2,566	−0.82%
1999	2,553	−0.06%
2007	2,437	−0.58%
2012	2,355	−0.68%
2017	2,259	−0.83%
2023	2,376	+0.85%
Source: INSEE

Heraldry

Arms of Périers

The arms of Périers are blazoned : Argent, a pear tree eradicated vert and in base a barrulet gules, overall on a bend azure between 2 lions sable, 3 mullets pierced (spur-rowels) Or.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department