Villedieu-les-Poêles
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Villedieu-les-Poêles 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 Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny.[2]
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Villedieu-les-Poêles | |
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Part of Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | |
Coordinates: 48°50′N 1°13′W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
Canton | Villedieu-les-Poêles |
Commune | Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny |
Area 1 | 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 3,538 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 50800 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Its inhabitants are called Sourdins from the French sourd meaning deaf. Most of the people involved in the manufacturing of copper pans, which involved repeated hammering, became deaf.