Fresville

Fresville
region	Normandy
Department	Some
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Valognes
Community association	Cotentine
Coordinates	49 ° 26 ′  N , 1 ° 21 ′  W 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:

• Écausseville
• Émondeville
• Neuville-au-Plain
• Amfreville

Attractions

Sainte-Sulpice chapel, located in the cemetery of the Saint-Martin church

• 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.

1. ↑ René Lepelley. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie . Presses universitaires de Caen . P. 129. ISBN 2-905461-80-2
2. ↑ PA00132896 Entry no.PA00132896 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ^ 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) 
4. ↑ 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