Nay, Manche

Nay
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre
Location of Nay
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Coordinates: 49°14′25″N1°22′20″W / 49.2403°N 1.3722°W / 49.2403; -1.3722
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Agon-Coutainville
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Nicolle [1]
Area 1	2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	68
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Demonym	Nayons
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50368 /50190
Elevation	2–13 m (6.6–42.7 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nay is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Toponymy

The town name is first attested under the forms Nas, Naei, without date.

According to Albert Dauzat, there are two possible etymologies:

• Either *Nadium ( fundum ) from the Gallic msculine name *Nadius;
• From the Gaulish words novio (‘new’) and *ialo- (‘field, clearing’; cognate to Yale and Yell, Shetland).

The name in local dialect is Nayons.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

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.