Ravenoville
Ravenoville | |
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Part of Sainte-Mère-Église | |
 Cabins along the beach | |
Location of Ravenoville  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°27′27″N 1°16′10″W / 49.4575°N 1.2694°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Carentan |
| Commune | Sainte-Mère-Église |
| Area 1 | 11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 254 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50480 |
| Elevation | 0–12 m (0–39 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ravenoville (French pronunciation: [ʁavnovil]) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Sainte-Mère-Église.[2]
Geography
[edit]Ravenoville is divided into 2 towns: Ravenoville-Bourg and Ravenoville-Plage. A sinuous route of about 1.25 miles through the pastureland of Normandy links them.
History
[edit]Ravenoville, close to Utah Beach, on the evening of June 5, 1944 and throughout the day of June 6, 1944, lived through the Allied D-Day landing.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 December 2018 (in French)
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