Auderville
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| local community | La Hague | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 43 ′ N , 1 ° 56 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 50440 | |
| Former INSEE code | 50020 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 The headland of La Hague with its lighthouse |
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Auderville is a village and a former French commune with 235 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Cherbourg and the Canton of La Hague .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the previous municipality of Auderville was merged with the other 18 municipalities of the former Communauté de communes de la Hague to form a Commune nouvelle called La Hague and has the status of Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Beaumont-Hague.
geography
Auderville was the most western Norman parish.
The place Auderville is located on the northwest side of Cape La Hague on the English Channel , 800 meters west of the former neighboring municipality of Saint-Germain-des-Vaux and 24 kilometers northwest of Cherbourg-Octeville . The hamlets of La Roche , La Haye and Goury belonged to the municipality. Off the coast of La Hague runs in the Strait of Alderney , one of the strongest tidal currents in Europe.
The community was on the Cotentin peninsula , in the Armorican massif, north of Jobourg . Cadomian granites come to the fore.
history
From 1656 until the French Revolution (1789-1799), the family was Coulon de Couvert in possession of the village of Auderville. They also had the right to salvage and keep all valuable parts from shipwrecks . Shipwrecks were not uncommon due to the Raz Blanchard .
Attractions
The Phare de la Hague was built in 1834 by Charles-Félix Morice de la Rue (1800-1880). It has served as a lighthouse since 1837. He is 52 meters high. The lighting system was changed several times. The first lamp was operated with vegetable oil , from 1890 a naphtha lamp with six wicks was installed and from 1905 petroleum was used. In the same year a metal staircase was installed. The tower has been able to send out acoustic signals since 1910 . The tower has been operated electrically since 1971 . In 1989 the tower was automated and the last three guards were still on duty until May 1990.
Auderville Church was built in the 12th century; the nave and bell gable have survived from that time . The ceiling of the nave is clad with lambris (wood paneling). The choir dates from the 13th century.
economy
Auderville is surrounded by pastures, fields and the sea. Important branches of the Audervillais are the breeding of domestic cattle and domestic sheep. There is a small port and a station of the Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (National Sea Rescue Society) in Goury. There are several chambre d'hôtes (guest rooms) in Auderville .
Web links
- Auderville on payscotentin.net (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Decree of the Prefecture of Arr. 2016-37 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle La Hague of September 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Auderville on annuaire-mairie.fr (French), accessed December 10, 2009
- ^ Normandy - Cadomic Granites, website Lithothèque de ( Memento of December 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Auderville in Base Mérimée (French), accessed on November 10, 2009