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Hamelin is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Saint-James, the arrondissement of Avranches, and the department of Manche. It is located in the Normandy region and shares borders with Saint-Laurent-de-Terregatte, Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault, Saint-Martin-de-Landelles, and Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët. The commune has an area of 2.46 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 161 meters.
The population of Hamelin is recorded as 171, comprising 48 males and 44 females. It uses the postal code 50730 and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët. The official name of the locality is Hamelin.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hamelin is referenced by 449 other articles, and connects out to France, time zone and geographic coordinate system.
It is catalogued under topics including Communes of Manche, Geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia and Manche communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Normandy
- Department
- Manche
- Arrondissement
- Avranches
- Canton
- Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
- Intercommunality
- CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Laurent Guéroc
- Area
- 2.46 km (0.95 sq mi)
- Density
- 45.1/km (117/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Hamelinois
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 50229 /50730
- Elevation
- 88–161 m (289–528 ft) , (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Hamelin
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Avranches
- Population
- 111
- Area
- 2.46
- Elevation
- 137
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
- Image
- FranceNormandieHamelinEglise.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hamelin (Manche)
- postal code
- 50730
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
- male population
- 48
- female population
- 44
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-33-49-48-94
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Travel guide
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thumb|Half-timbered Stiftsherrenhaus (left) and Renaissance Leisthaus, both parts of the Hamelin Museum right|thumb|upright|Pied Piper well (Rattenfängerbrunnen) Several romantic 16th-century half-timbered houses with lavish ornaments, e.g. Stiftsherrenhaus (canons' house) and Bürgerhaus (house of the citizenry)
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Encyclopedic overview
Hamelin ( French pronunciation: [amlɛ̃]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hamelin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.