Fermanville
Fermanville (French pronunciation: [fɛʁmɑ̃vil]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
Fermanville | |
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 The Cape Lévi lighthouse | |
Location of Fermanville  | |
  Fermanville  Fermanville | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′08″N 1°27′13″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Val-de-Saire |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicole Belliot-Delacour[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.60 km2 (4.48 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,263 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50178 /50840 |
| Elevation | 0–136 m (0–446 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
French submarine Prométhée sank off Fermanville on 7 July 1932.
Places of interest
Fermanville Viaduct
Fort Lévi.
- Fort Lévi : fort built in 1801 on Napoleon's orders ;
- Railway viaduct located in the vallée des moulins village, used until 1951 for the Cherbourg-Barfleur train ;
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fermanville. |
- Fermanville official website (in French)
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