Blosville
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Canton | Carentan | |
| Community association | Baie du Cotentin | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 17 ′ W | |
| height | 2–38 m | |
| surface | 4.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 313 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 74 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50480 | |
| INSEE code | 50059 | |
Blosville is a commune with 313 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the region of Normandy .
geography
The street village of Blosville is located at an average altitude of 26 meters above sea level on the Cotentin Peninsula , 32 kilometers northwest of Saint-Lô , the seat of the prefecture of the department and 9.2 kilometers southwest of Utah Beach , an Allied landing section in World War II . The municipality belongs to the Regional Nature Park Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin , is affected by the national road 13 and is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Hiesville , Carquebut and Chef-du-Pont . The municipality has an area of 4.22 square kilometers.
history
Blosville has many buildings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. In 1722 the community had 60 “fire places” (households) and in 1770 had 164 inhabitants.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1821 | 1851 | 1876 | 1901 | 1931 | 1962 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Residents | 320 | 406 | 437 | 427 | 327 | 274 | 319 | 210 | 223 | 206 |
Culture and sights
The Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ( Assumption of the Virgin Mary ) was built in the 13th century. In the first half of the 18th century the choir and sacristy were rebuilt. The sacristy bears the year 1716.
In the cemetery belonging to the church there is a limestone cross in the base of which an inscription with the year 1635 is engraved.
In the church itself there is a so-called fame beam that runs across the triumphal arch . A crucifix made of wood, paint and gold stands on the beam . The beam was renewed at the beginning of the 19th century. The sculptor Savary copied the beam of the Church of Cherbourg . The Fame Bar in Blosville has been classified as a Monument historique ('historic monument') since 1959 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blosville on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
- ↑ a b Entry No. 50059 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Blosville on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 50059 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)