Le Lorey

This article is about the commune in north-western France. For other uses, see Lorey (disambiguation).

Commune in Normandy, France

Le Lorey
Commune
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Location of Le Lorey Map
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Coordinates: 49°05′41′′N 1°18′19′′W / 49.0947°N 1.3053°W / 49.0947; -1.3053
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Saint-Lô-1
Intercommunality	Saint-Lô Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Savary^[1]
Area ¹	14.57 km² (5.63 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	570
• Density	39/km² (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50279 /50570
Elevation	38–147 m (125–482 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Lorey (French pronunciation: [ləlɔʁɛ] ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Toponym

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The name of the commune has been attested in various forms: de Loiré at the end of the 12th century, Loreium around 1210 and Loretum around 1280. The original toponym, lauretum, is of Latin origin and means "place where laurels are planted".^[3]