Fresville

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Fresville
Fresville (France)
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

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

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) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ign.fr
  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. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / professionnels.ign.fr

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