Etienville
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Canton | Bricquebec | |
| Community association | Baie du Cotentin | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 23 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 2–30 m | |
| surface | 7.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 371 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 50 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50360 | |
| INSEE code | 50177 | |
| Website | http://50177.campagnol.fr/ | |
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Étienville is a commune with 2,131 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the canton of Bricquebec in the Arrondissement of Cherbourg .
Toponymy
Étienville is derived from the French ending -ville and from the Anglo-Saxon name Aettinc .
geography
Étienville is located on the Cotentin peninsula . Bordering parishes are La Bonneville , Orglandes , Gourbesville , Amfreville, and Picauville .
history
Bon Sauveur (English: good savior) in the village of Pont-l'Abbé, which is shared by Picauville and Étienville, was a poor house run by the Sœurs du Bon Sauveur (sisters of Bon Sauveur). It was expanded over time and also received the deaf and mute and orphans. In 1853 it became an insane asylum. In 1903 the institution received the mentally ill from Cherbourg , Valognes and Saint-Lô, but also from Paris when there were not enough places in Paris. The archives were destroyed in a bombing on June 10, 1944.
Attractions
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- 17th century castle - Monument historique .
- Rectory and its gardens: rare 15th century building also included in the list of historical monuments. The church and castle are an exceptional historical site on the banks of the Douve , on a former Roman path.
- Saint-Georges church from the 13th and 18th centuries - Monument historique . It houses many works that are listed as an object.
Web links
Individual evidence
- Altitudes : repertoire geographique des communes.
- ↑ René Lepelley. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie . Presses universitaires de Caen . Page 118. ISBN 2-905461-80-2
- ↑ http://smf4.emath.fr/Publications/Gazette/2011/129/smf_gazette_129_51-68.pdf
- ^ Château in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ^ Presbytère in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ^ Église in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ↑ oeuvre mobilières à Étienville in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ↑ Site de l'IGN ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
