Located in grove, in the department of Manche in Basse-Normandie, Saint-Planchers is a charming little village that covers 1200 hectares. Located approximately 45 meters above sea level, the town has 54 hamlets, and in 1297 people since the 2009 census, it belongs to the canton of Granville and the district of Avranches. The inhabitants are called Pancraciens and Pancraciennes.
Three rivers flowing from north-east to south-west share a common two rows of rounded hills, interrupted by several small valleys cross. In the North, the town Boscq limit a distance of 1 km, the limit is Bleed all the southern and central Oiselière determines a central valley quite pronounced.
The names of hamlets and ancient face are many foreign Saint-Planchers as Filbec (Philbec or Filbecq) Celtic sounding (meaning beak stream), Le Theil (Teil) or Blackmar (Blaquemar) are Saxon names, and Fougeray The Vesquerie and Mesleraye (Melleray) are sounding Latin.
Thus, the common Saint-Planchers is full of memories of Mont-Saint-Michel. The church of the late eleventh-early 12th century priory Oiselière, wood and most fiefs belonged to the Archangel.
Mainly focused on agriculture, Saint-Planchers is the gateway to the sea, 10 km from the center of Granville also known as the Monaco of the North, and 40 km from Mont-Saint-Michel. The town is close to the Regional Natural Park of Cotentin and Bessin about 37 km. A beautiful life for the dynamic town with its many associations and new school site.
Geographically surrounded by the municipalities of Saint-Aubin-des-Préaux, Boscq Anctoville-sur-Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-des-Champs and Granville, Saint-Planchers part of the Community of Municipalities of Granville.
