Canisy

Canisy
Commune
The château de Canisy
Location of Canisy
Canisy Show map of France Canisy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°04′37″N1°10′28″W / 49.0769°N 1.1744°W / 49.0769; -1.1744
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Saint-Lô-2
Intercommunality	Saint-Lô Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Lebehot [1]
Area 1	18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	1,723
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50095 /50750
Elevation	39–116 m (128–381 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Canisy (French pronunciation: [kanizi] ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Saint-Ébremond-de-Bonfossé was merged into Canisy. ^[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Canisy

The arms of Canisy are blazoned  : Vairy Or and gules, on a bend azure, a millrind between 2 horse-brays Or. The Vairy Or and gules is from the arms of the de Kergorlay family, former lords of Canisy and still owners of the castle.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department
• Chateau de Canisy

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Arrêté préfectoral 22 July 2016 (in French)