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Mortain () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mortain-Bocage.

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Place details

Locality
Mortain-Bocage
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Population
2,470
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Mortain
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Mortain (Manche).svg
French commune.image
France Mortain Abbaye Blanche bordercropped.jpg
French commune.caption
Abbaye Blanche
French commune.arrondissement
Avranches
French commune.canton
Le Mortainais
French commune.INSEE
50359
French commune.postal code
50140
French commune.commune
Mortain-Bocage
French commune.elevation m
232
French commune.elevation min m
102
French commune.elevation max m
327
French commune.area km2
7.44
French commune.population
1547
French commune.population date
2022

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Mortain
Population
1531
Area
7.44
Elevation
149
Official website
www.ville-mortain.fr
Image
Vuedemortain.jpg
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Commons category
Mortain
postal code
50140
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2015-12-31
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Mortain () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mortain-Bocage.

==Geography== Mortain is situated on a rocky hill rising above the gorge of the Cance, a tributary of the Sélune.

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