Gréville-Hague Explained

Gréville-Hague
Arrondissement:Cherbourg
Canton:La Hague
Commune:La Hague
Insee:50220
Postal Code:50440
Coordinates:49.675°N -1.8°W
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:167
Area Km2:10.03
Population:692
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demonym:Grévillais
Website:www.greville-hague.fr

Gréville-Hague (in French pronounced as /ɡʁevil aɡ/) 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.[2] A hamlet (Gruchy) of the village is the birthplace of Jean-François Millet, a notable impressionist painter. Several of his most important paintings depict local landscapes or rural labour.

Location of a major World War II battery, as well as massive French fortifications (never completed) to protect the deep-water port of Cherbourg.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/9/27/INTB1629328A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral