Fresville
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Some | |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
Canton | Valognes | |
Community association | Cotentine | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 26 ′ N , 1 ° 21 ′ W | |
height | 1–36 m | |
surface | 13.94 km 2 | |
Residents | 367 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 50310 | |
INSEE code | 50194 | |
Saint Martin Church |
Fresville is a commune , in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy is.
Toponymy
Fresville is derived from the French ending -ville and from the Germanic name Frido .
geography
Fresville is on the Cotentin Peninsula , in the Plain countryside . The parish is crossed by the Paris-Caen-Cherbourg railway line .
Adjacent municipalities are:
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church dating from the 12th and 17th centuries and inscribed on the List of Historic Monuments.
The nave is Romanesque while the choir, transept and bell tower are Gothic.
- Chapel of Sainte-Sulpice from the 16th century
- Traces of a Roman path
- Vauville fortified house from the 15th century (renovated in the 16th century): rectangular accommodation building, two round towers
- Cross of the Trappist Croix du Trappiste
In the former quarry, the cement plant of Le Ham supplied with stones, a geological trail has been applied (links see below).
Individual evidence
- Coordonnées, superficie : IGN.
- Altitudes : repertoire geographique des communes.
- ↑ René Lepelley. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie . Presses universitaires de Caen . P. 129. ISBN 2-905461-80-2
- ↑ PA00132896 Entry no.PA00132896 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Fresville 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)
- ↑ 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. .
Web links
- Géosite de la carrière de Fresville website Lithothèque de Normandie
- Géosite website Fresvillefossiles