Ger, Manche

Ger
Ger
Commune
	The church of Saint-Matthieu
	Coat of arms
	Location of Ger
	Ger Location within France Ger Location within Normandy
	Coordinates: 48°40′57″N 0°47′15″W / 48.6825°N 0.7875°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Le Mortainais
Intercommunality	CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Prieur
Area 1	39.78 km2 (15.36 sq mi)
Elevation	343 m (1,125 ft)
Highest elevation	341 m (1,119 ft)
Lowest elevation	162 m (531 ft)
Population (2023)	824
• Density	20.7/km2 (53.6/sq mi)
Demonym	Gérois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50200 /50850
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ger (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. The Musée régional de la poterie (regional pottery museum) is located in the commune.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Grande Roche, Ger, Les Loges, L'Être au Lièvre, Le Bouillonnet, La Côtière, La Buissonnière, Le Planitre, La Croix Robine, La Croix Lecomte, La Prise Boulay and La Cosnerie.

The river Égrenne flows through the commune.

The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.

Points of Interest

Museums

Musée de la céramique – centre de création is a museum focused on pottery produced in the area from the 14th to early 20th century. The museum has been open to the public since 1997.