Portbail (French pronunciation: [pɔʁbaj]; sometimes spelled Port-Bail) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Port-Bail-sur-Mer.[2]

Heraldry

« Thirteen arches bridge»

The arms of Portbail are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron abased, between in fess 3 mullets Or and a lancehead argent.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,431—    
19681,499+4.8%
19751,591+6.1%
19821,707+7.3%
19901,654−3.1%
19991,675+1.3%
20191,491−11.0%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 20 December 2018, p. 3 (in French)
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Portbail, EHESS (in French).