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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Sainte-Mère-Église |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Sainte-Mère-Église |
| Mayor | Bernard Leconte (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 1–22 m (3.3–72 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 68 (2006) |
| - Density | 11 /km2 (28 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50021/ 50480 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Audouville-la-Hubert is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France.
WW2
Audouville La Hubert was the scene of a murder of disarmed German POWs by American paratroopers. Shortly after the capture of Sainte Marie d'Eglise 30 Wehrmacht soldiers were captured and shot by US paratroopers believed to be the work of 101st Airborne Division