Mortain

Mortain
Abbaye Blanche
Location of Mortain
Mortain
Mortain
Coordinates: 48°38′55″N 0°56′23″W / 48.6486°N 0.9397°W / 48.6486; -0.9397
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonLe Mortainais
CommuneMortain-Bocage
Area
1
7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,547
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
50140
Elevation102–327 m (335–1,073 ft)
(avg. 232 m or 761 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mortain (French pronunciation: [mɔʁtɛ̃]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mortain-Bocage.