Carentan

Summary

Carentan is a commune of France^[1]. Carentan ranks in the top 0.58% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,379 views/month, #180 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Carentan received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[3].
• Carentan is located in Manche^[4].
• Carentan is located in arrondissement of Saint-Lô^[5].
• Carentan is in the country of France^[6].
• Carentan's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[7].
• Carentan's instance of is recorded as delegated commune^[8].
• Carentan's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Côme-du-Mont^[9].
• Carentan's shares border with is recorded as Méautis^[10].
• Carentan's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Georges-de-Bohon^[11].
• Carentan's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Hilaire-Petitville^[12].
• Carentan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Selby^[13].
• Carentan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Waldfischbach-Burgalben^[14].
• Carentan's postal code is recorded as 50500^[15].
• Carentan's postal code is recorded as 50480^[16].
• Carentan's Commons category is recorded as Carentan^[17].
• Carentan was dissolved in December 31, 2015^[18].
• Carentan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.303333333333, 'lon': -1.2483333333333}^[19].
• Carentan's official website is recorded as http://www.ville-carentan.fr^[20].
• Carentan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carentan^[21].
• Carentan has a population of {'amount': '+5884'}^[22].
• Carentan has a population of {'amount': '+6058'}^[23].
• Carentan has a population of {'amount': '+6340'}^[24].
• Carentan has a population of {'amount': '+6300'}^[25].
• Carentan has a population of {'amount': '+6589'}^[26].
• Carentan has a population of {'amount': '+6187'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Carentan is in the country of France^[6]. Located in include Manche^[4], a department of France^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1790^[30] and arrondissement of Saint-Lô^[5], an arrondissement of France^[31], in France^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Carentan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.66'}^[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[34], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[35], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}^[36], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5884'}^[22], {'amount': '+6058'}^[23], {'amount': '+6340'}^[24], {'amount': '+6300'}^[25], {'amount': '+6589'}^[26], and {'amount': '+6187'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of France^[7] and delegated commune^[8].

Why It Matters

Carentan ranks in the top 0.58% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,379 views/month, #180 of 31,031).^[2] Carentan has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Carentan is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

What awards did Carentan receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[3].