Hauteville-la-Guichard explained

Hauteville-la-Guichard
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Coutances
Canton:Agon-Coutainville
Insee:50232
Postal Code:50570
Mayor:Guy Fossard[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:49.1272°N -1.3006°W
Elevation M:75
Elevation Min M:11
Elevation Max M:111
Area Km2:11.98

Hauteville-la-Guichard (in French pronounced as /otvil la ɡiʃaʁ/) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France (population: 425 in 2006).

It is thought to be the original stronghold of the Hauteville family who made their fortunes in southern Italy and Sicily as the Norman kings of Sicily, beginning with the modest Norman seigneur Tancred of Hauteville, who is commemorated by a simple exhibit housed in the former presbytère.

Origins

From just which village of Hauteville the family drew its name is hard to identify with certainty, though modern scholarship favours Hauteville-la-Guichard.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.