Auvers (Manche)
| Auvers | ||
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô | |
| Canton | Carentan | |
| Community association | Baie du Cotentin | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 18 ′ N , 1 ° 19 ′ W | |
| height | 0-26 m | |
| surface | 18.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 675 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50500 | |
| INSEE code | 50023 | |
 Saint-Etienne church |
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Auvers is a commune , in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy is.
geography
Auvers is located on the Cotentin peninsula , in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park , near Carentan .
Adjacent municipalities are:
Toponymy
The meaning is uncertain. Auvers comes from the Gallic Alvern (see FIG. LT. Arveni : it is a strain according to the Auvergne was named).
economy
A wind farm consisting of 4 wind turbines is operated in Auvers and in neighboring Méautis.
Attractions
- Saint-Étienne church, inscribed on the List of Historic Monuments on March 21, 1994. The baptismal font is a listed item.
- Castle whose facades and roofs have been included in the list of historical monuments since November 2nd, 1972.
- Views of the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park .
The lock
Baptismal font
Personalities
- Henri Touzard (born in Auvers in 1894 - 1984) took part in the Tour de France five times between 1923 and 1927.
Individual evidence
- ^ René Lepelley : Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie. 2nd edition, review and corrigée. Corlet et al., Condé-sur-Noireau 1996, ISBN 2-905461-80-2 , p. 55.
- ↑ Auvers-Méautis wind farm website thewindpower.net
- ^ Église Saint-Étienne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ^ Fonts baptismaux (cuve baptismale) in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ^ Château in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- Altitudes, coordonnées, superficie : IGN.
Web links
- Also on the site of the communauté de communes
- Outside the site of the tourist office
- Auvers on the Insee website
- ↑ Auvers sur le site de l'Institut geographique national . Archived from the original on February 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (archive Wikiwix)
