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Barneville-Carteret |
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| La plage de Carteret puis d'Hatainville, vue du Cap de Carteret. | |
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Barneville-Carteret
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Barneville-Carteret
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Barneville-Carteret |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Côte des Isles |
| Mayor | Jean-Luc Boussard (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–100 m (0–330 ft) (avg. 47 m/154 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,334 (2006) |
| - Density | 227 /km2 (590 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50031/ 50270 |
| Website | www.barneville-carteret.net |
| 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. | |
Barneville-Carteret is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France. It is situated on the western coast of the Cotentin peninsula some 30 km south of Cherbourg. It consists of three small urban areas, Barneville Bourg, Barneville Plage and Carteret. The principal economic activities are tourism, farming and fishing.
The area has been settled since neolithic times - there is evidence of settlement on Cap Carteret, which defines the western extremity of the commune.
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The arms of Barneville-Carteret are blazoned :
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A more detailed version can be found in the French language version of Wikipedia by following the attached link:http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barneville-Carteret