| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Avranches |
| Canton: | Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët |
| Insee: | 50484 |
| Postal Code: | 50600 |
| Mayor: | Jacky Bouvet[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
| Coordinates: | 48.5783°N -1.0908°W |
| Elevation M: | 19 |
| Elevation Min M: | 58 |
| Elevation Max M: | 119 |
| Area Km2: | 46.97 |
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ dy aʁkwɛ/) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Saint-Martin-de-Landelles and Virey were merged into Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët.[3]
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.[4]
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in December, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët was on 7 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 January 1997.
The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.