Saint-Maur-des-Bois

Saint-Maur-des-Bois
The village and its church
Location of Saint-Maur-des-Bois
Saint-Maur-des-Bois
Saint-Maur-des-Bois
Coordinates: 48°49′23″N 1°09′22″W / 48.8231°N 1.1561°W / 48.8231; -1.1561
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonVilledieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Sylvie Marie
Area
1
4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
157
  Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50521 /50800
Elevation129–239 m (423–784 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Maur-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔʁ de bwa]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France, close to the border with the Calvados department.

It takes its name from Saint Maurus to whom the parish church is dedicated.