Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves

Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves
The church of Saint-Laurent
Location of Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves
Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves
Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves
Coordinates: 48°45′08″N 1°07′18″W / 48.7522°N 1.1217°W / 48.7522; -1.1217
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonIsigny-le-Buat
IntercommunalityCA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Franck Esnouf
Area
1
14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
499
  Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50499 /50670
Elevation32–226 m (105–741 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ kyv], literally Saint-Laurent of Cuves) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

It hosts the annual rock music festival "Papillons de Nuit". The 2008 festival had approximately 50,000 spectators over three days. Acts included Stereophonics, Camille, Babyshambles, Yael Naïm, and The Hives.