Équeurdreville-Hainneville

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This article is about the French commune. For the "Heavy Crossbow" bunker of World War II also known as Équeurdreville, see Brécourt.

Équeurdreville-Hainneville

Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Location within Lower Normandy region Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Coordinates: 49°38′54″N 1°39′17″W / 49.6483°N 1.6547°W / 49.6483; -1.6547Coordinates: 49°38′54″N 1°39′17″W / 49.6483°N 1.6547°W / 49.6483; -1.6547
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Intercommunality	Cherbourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Cauvin
Area
• Land¹	12.83 km² (4.95 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Population²	18,173
• Population² Density	1,400/km² (3,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	50173 / 50120
Elevation	0–173 m (0–568 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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Équeurdreville-Hainneville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

It was formed when Équeurdreville and Hainneville merged on January 1, 1965.

Heraldry

	The arms of Équeurdreville-Hainneville are blazoned : Per fess 1: Per pale A: Azure, in bend 3 escallops Or and B: Gules, a tower Or; 2: Gules, a 4arched bridge Or issuant from a base engrailed (waves) vert.

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Communes of the Manche department

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