Sainteny

Sainteny
The church of Saint-Pierre
Sainteny
Location within Normandy region  Sainteny
Coordinates: 49°14′20″N 1°18′46″W / 49.2389°N 1.3128°W / 49.2389; -1.3128Coordinates: 49°14′20″N 1°18′46″W / 49.2389°N 1.3128°W / 49.2389; -1.3128
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Carentan
Intercommunality	Baie du Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Lepourry
Area1	21.63 km2 (8.35 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	793
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	50564 /50500
Elevation	2–26 m (6.6–85.3 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainteny is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Terre-et-Marais.