people living on the
coast than inside the land. The economic life was active, with
fisheries, salines near Saint-Martin-de-Brehal, Breville and
Saint-Leonard-de-Vains, pitch sand and kelp used as fertilizers, and a
number of intensive cultures. This old map belongs to the collection of
the city library in Granville. Photo by Claude Rayon. [Claude-02]

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004. Southern Manche. The deanery of Saint-Pair. The parishes of
Saint-Martin-le-Vieux, Breville, Yquelon and Saint-Pair-sur-Mer were
part of the deanery of Saint-Pair, one of the five deaneries of the
archidiachone of Coutances. The archidiachone of Coutances was one of
the four archidiachones of the diocese of Coutances, the other ones
being the archidiachones of Cotentin, Bauptois and Val-de-Vire. Map by
Marie Lebert.

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005. Southern Manche. The deanery of Genets. The parishes of Angey,
Sartilly, Saint-Jean-le-Thomas, Dragey and Genets were part of the
deanery of Genets and the archidiachone of Avranches, like the priory
of Saint-Leonard-de-Vains. The archidiachone of Avranches included
three other deaneries: the deanery of Avranches, the deanery of
Tirepied (that included the parish of Saint-Loup) and the deanery of
the Chretiente (Christendom). The deanery of the Chretiente included
nine parishes around the episcopal town of Avranches, including the
parish of Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme. Map by Marie Lebert.

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006. Southern Manche. The medieval roads going to Mont Saint-Michel.
This region was crossed by several roads used by pilgrims to reach Mont
Saint-Michel. At the north of Avranches, we had from west to east the
shore road coming from Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, the road coming from
Saint-Pair-sur-Mer (with a different route), the road coming from
Coutances, the road coming from Saint-Lo, and the road coming from
Caen. At the south of Avranches, a medieval road was used by the
pilgrims coming from Tinchebray, Conde-sur-Noireau, Falaise or Lisieux
to reach Mont Saint-Michel. Map by Marie Lebert.

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007. Southern Manche. Geological map. All these churches were built in
granite and schist, which were the local stones. Sedimentary grounds
formed by schist rocks surround two large granite grounds, those of
Vire and Avranches. Laying down from east to west, the granite ground
of Vire is around five kilometers large, and ends on the west with the
cliffs of Carolles and Champeaux. Laying down