Lessay

Lessay
Town square
Lessay
Location within Normandy region  Lessay
Coordinates: 49°13′05″N 1°31′46″W / 49.218°N 1.5294°W / 49.218; -1.5294Coordinates: 49°13′05″N 1°31′46″W / 49.218°N 1.5294°W / 49.218; -1.5294
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Créances
Area1	28.95 km2 (11.18 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	2,243
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	50267 / 50430
Elevation	5–42 m (16–138 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lessay is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the

Lessay is a small town in the centre of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy.

It was founded as a monastery but a town grew up around it over the years. The 10th century monastery is one of the greatest examples of Romanesque architecture in Normandy. It was partially destroyed by fighting in the town during July-August 1944.