Couville
| Couville | ||
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville | |
| Canton | Cherbourg-Octeville-3 | |
| Community association | Cotentine | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 33 ′ N , 1 ° 41 ′ W | |
| height | 45-130 m | |
| surface | 8.60 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,143 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 133 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50690 | |
| INSEE code | 50149 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-de-couville.fr/ | |
Couville is a French commune with 1,143 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the Normandy region . The inhabitants are called Couvillais .
geography
Couville is located on the Cotentin peninsula , in the Armorican massif, around ten kilometers southwest of Cherbourg . The municipality borders on:
- Virandeville
- Sideville
- Hardinvast
- Saint-Christophe-du-Foc
- Saint-Martin-le-Gréard
- Bricquebosq
- Breuville
Couville is crossed by the Paris-Cherbourg railway line, but there is no longer a train station. The next stops are Cherbourg (actually the terminus) in the north, and Valognes in the south.
Toponymy
Couville is made up of Koli and -ville . Koli is a Scandinavian name, while -ville is a French ending of Latin origin that is common in Normandy ( ville means city).
swell
- ^ René Lepelley, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie.
Web links
Commons : Couville - collection of images, videos and audio files
