Saint-James

Saint-James
The church of Saint-Jacques
Saint-James
Location within Normandy region  Saint-James
Coordinates: 48°31′25″N 1°19′24″W / 48.5236°N 1.3233°W / 48.5236; -1.3233Coordinates: 48°31′25″N 1°19′24″W / 48.5236°N 1.3233°W / 48.5236; -1.3233
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Intercommunality	Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2017–2020)	Carine Mahieu
Area1	86.41 km2 (33.36 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	5,070
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	50487 /50240
Elevation	28–151 m (92–495 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 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.

Saint-James (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ʒɑm]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Argouges, Carnet, La Croix-Avranchin, Montanel, Vergoncey and Villiers-le-Pré were merged into Saint-James.

Saint-James is on the border between Normandy and Brittany. The rivers Beuvron and Dierge flow through the commune.

William the Conqueror built the Saint-James fortress in 1067.

Saint-James is twinned with:

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 14 August, the airfield was designated as "A-29", it was used by the 373d Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.