Ozeville
| Ozeville | |
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The church of Saint-Martin | |
  Ozeville | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Ozeville | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′10″N 1°20′17″W / 49.5028°N 1.3381°WCoordinates: 49°30′10″N 1°20′17″W / 49.5028°N 1.3381°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Montebourg |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la région de Montebourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Louis Cauvin |
| Area1 | 4.70 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 142 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50390 / 50310 |
| Elevation |
20–72 m (66–236 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
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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. | |
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Ozeville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
The town was mentioned in the D-Day diary of Capt Walter Marchand, US Army, Medical Corps. Ozeville was assaulted on June 8th (D-Day+2) and finally taken on June 13th (D-Day+7)by the Allied Forces.
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