Tourlaville

Tourlaville

The church of Notre-Dame
Tourlaville

Coordinates: 49°38′30″N 1°34′39″W / 49.6417°N 1.5775°WCoordinates: 49°38′30″N 1°34′39″W / 49.6417°N 1.5775°W
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton Tourlaville
Intercommunality Communauté urbaine de Cherbourg
Government
  Mayor (20082014) André Rouxel
Area1 17.19 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 16,649
  Density 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50602 / 50110
Elevation 0–132 m (0–433 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Tourlaville are blazoned :
Azure, a tower argent, overall a chevron argent.

See also

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