Tourneville-sur-Mer should not be confused with Tourneville.
| Tourneville-sur-Mer | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Coutances |
| Canton: | Quettreville-sur-Sienne |
| Insee: | 50272 |
| Postal Code: | 50660 |
| Mayor: | Sabrina Regnault[1] |
| Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Coutances Mer et Bocage |
| Coordinates: | 48.9506°N -1.5269°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 2 |
| Elevation Max M: | 61 |
| Area Km2: | 17.51 |
Tourneville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northern France. It was established on 1 January 2023 from the amalgamation of the communes of Annoville and Lingreville.[2]
Before the French Revolution, there was the parish of Tourneville, which today remains a hamlet adjoining Lingreville. This hamlet is the link between the two former municipalities.The name sur-Mer was added to distinguish it with Tourneville in the Eure department, in the same region.[3]
A project for a new municipality has been initiated with the municipalities of Annoville, Lingreville, Hauteville-sur-Mer, Montmartin-sur-Mer and Regnéville-sur-Mer[4] as the study area. The mayor of Hauteville-sur-Mer was not in favor of it.[5] Hauteville would back out of the proposal and the mayors of Regnéville and Montmartin also followed suit. However, the proposal continued with a reduced perimeter between the two neighboring municipalities of Annoville and Lingreville.[6] [7]
The two municipal councils adopt the project in early July 2022 and thus Annoville and Lingreville merged on 1 January 2023, forming Tourneville-sur-Mer.[8]