Saussemesnil

Saussemesnil
The church of Saint-Grégoire
Saussemesnil
Location within Lower Normandy region  Saussemesnil
Coordinates: 49°34′15″N 1°28′57″W / 49.5708°N 1.4825°WCoordinates: 49°34′15″N 1°28′57″W / 49.5708°N 1.4825°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton	Valognes
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Bocage valognais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Geneviève Huet
Area^1	21.45 km^2 (8.28 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	917
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	50567 / 50700
Elevation	60–175 m (197–574 ft)
Website	www.sauxemesnil.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saussemesnil or Sauxemesnil or Sauxemesnil-Ruffosses^[1] is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Heraldry

The arms of Saussemesnil are blazoned : Per bend sinister 1: Azure, a one handled pot proper and a capital letter S gules; 2: vert, 2 poplar trees eradicated proper, and to dexter the capital letter R gules, and a base azure; overall a bend sinister gules.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department
• Château de Rochemont

References

1. Name used by the official site of the commune