Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Saint-Martin-de-Landelles and Virey were merged into Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët. It is approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of St. Malo and a similar distance northeast of Rennes. A medieval tower in the town centre, the only remainder of the old church, contains frescos by painter Marthe Flandrin.

Geography

Climate

Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët is 11.4 C. The average annual rainfall is 947.2 mm with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.1 C, and lowest in December, at around 5.2 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët was 37.5 C on 7 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -12.0 C on 2 January 1997.

Population

The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.

Heraldry