Omonville-la-Petite
Omonville-la-Petite | |
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The church of Saint-Martin | |
Omonville-la-Petite | |
Location within Normandy region Omonville-la-Petite | |
Coordinates: 49°42′00″N 1°52′59″W / 49.7°N 1.883°WCoordinates: 49°42′00″N 1°52′59″W / 49.7°N 1.883°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | La Hague |
Area1 | 6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 125 |
• Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50385 /50440 |
Elevation |
0–181 m (0–594 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 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. |
Omonville-la-Petite is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.[1]
Ormonville is known to be the place where French poet Jacques Prévert (1900–1977) lived the last years of his life and where he is buried.
It is also the birthplace of French biologist Félix Mesnil (1868–1938).
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 27 September 2016 (in French)
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