Ravenoville Explained

Ravenoville
Arrondissement:Cherbourg
Canton:Carentan
Insee:50427
Postal Code:50480
Commune:Sainte-Mère-Église
Coordinates:49.4575°N -1.2694°W
Elevation M:10
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:12
Area Km2:11.65
Population:254
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Ravenoville (in French pronounced as /ʁavnovil/) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Sainte-Mère-Église.[2]

Geography

Ravenoville is divided into 2 towns: Ravenoville-Bourg and Ravenoville-Plage. A sinuous route of about 1.25 miles through the pastureland of Normandy links them.

History

Ravenoville, close to Utah Beach, on the evening of June 5, 1944 and throughout the day of June 6, 1944, lived through the Allied D-Day landing.

See also

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/2018/12/27/TERB1904811A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral