Villiers-Fossard

Commune in Normandy, France

Villiers-Fossard
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre The church of Saint-Pierre
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Coordinates: 49°09′27′′N 1°03′31′′W / 49.1575°N 1.0586°W / 49.1575; -1.0586
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Pont-Hébert
Intercommunality	Saint-Lô Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Wilfried Guillemet^[1]
Area ¹	8.52 km² (3.29 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	644
• Density	76/km² (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50641 /50680
Elevation	20–133 m (66–436 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villiers-Fossard (French pronunciation: [viljefosaʁ] ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

History

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During World War II, the town was in the middle of heavy fighting that took place on the 29th of June 1944. Allied forces managed to liberate the town despite suffering heavy casualties - including 151 men, 31 tanks and 12 miscellaneous vehicles.