Carolles

Carolles is a commune of the department of Manche in Basse-Normandie region. Administratively, it is assigned to the Canton Sartilly and the arrondissement Avranches.

Geography

The village with 794 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) located on the southwest coast of the Cotentin peninsula on the northern edge of the Bay of Mont -Saint -Michel approximately 100 kilometers south-west of Caen. The municipality is bordered by the English Channel and the two municipalities Jullouville (northeast) and Champeaux (southeast). Originally a typical Norman peasant village, it turns the bath today economically tourism.

The municipality is crossed by the river Lude, which south of the hamlet of Saint -Michel -des- Loups Springs in the municipality of Jullouville and already poured into the English Channel after a run of nearly six kilometers in Carolles. The estuary is called Port du Lude. The hilly, barren and "wild" valley of the Lude is because of its fascinating wildlife conservation area. This R et al Badgers, foxes, rodents and especially birds that nest in the bush rich landscape.

History

Carolles, Saint-Pair -sur -Mer and Saint- Michel -des- Loups were merged in 1973 with the municipality of Bouillon, who took the name Jullouville it. Saint-Pair -sur -Mer already split again in 1978 and is now once again an independent municipality. Carolles did it in 2000 the same. Saint -Michel -des- Loups is still part of Jullouville.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Azure floating on a silver, equipped ship with billowing sails on three waves of the same color; in the main red shield a golden Leopard.

Demographics

Attractions

• The church Église Saint -Vigor from the 16th century has a distinctive tower with a pitched roof. As for the interior especially the baptismal font and the sculptures are remarkable. The religious building is under the parish of Notre -Dame-de -la- Baie des Pays de deanery Granville - Villedieu.

• Called the guard-house, Cabane Vauban is located in the north of the bay of Mont -Saint -Michel and was formerly the surveillance of the sea.

• The so-called Paqueray - cross stands in the solitude of Pignon Butor. It was built in commemoration of the Napoleonic wars, for which the community Carolles presented a particularly large contingent of soldiers. The first cruise of 1815 was still made of wood. After the Franco-German War, it was replaced in 1871 by a cross made ​​of granite. Today, the site is in summer a popular local hangout for young people.

• Also worth seeing are the 2003, this house of migratory birds ( Maison de l' oiseau migrateur ) and the picturesque beach.