Gourbesville
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| local community | Picauville | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 25 ′ N , 1 ° 25 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 50480 | |
| Former INSEE code | 50212 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Gourbesville is a village and a former French commune with 169 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Cherbourg and the Canton of Sainte-Mère-Église .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the former parishes of Picauville , Amfreville , Cretteville , Gourbesville , Houtteville and Vindefontaine were merged to form Commune nouvelle Picauville of the same name . The administrative seat is in Picauville. On January 1, 2017, the formerly independent municipality of Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois was added. All former municipalities have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality .
geography
Gourbesville belongs to the Regional Nature Park Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin , it is 2.4 kilometers east of Orglandes , 6.1 kilometers west of Neuville-au-Plain and about 30 kilometers southeast of Cherbourg-Octeville in the Bocage in the Cotentin , about eleven Kilometers west of the Atlantic coast . The Merderet flows through the area.
Attractions
La Cour de Gourbesville Castle was built in the 16th century. However, only the entrance portal remains from that time. One pavilion dates from the beginning of the 17th century. In the middle of the 18th century the castle and pigeon house were destroyed. Around 1907 the stables were converted into residential buildings, but burned down in 1944. After the Second World War , the castle was restored. Today it is privately owned.
The oldest preserved part of the Saint-Hermeland church is the choir from the 18th century. The altar of the church, however, dates from the first half of the 17th century and has been classified as a monument historique since 1982 .
economy
The image of the community is characterized by pastures, which are bordered by hedges and rows of trees. This form of parceling is called bocage . The main occupations of the Gourbesvillais are the breeding of domestic cattle and horses. Local pastimes include horse riding , hunting , fishing and hiking .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Decree of the Prefecture of Arrêté No. 2015-93 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Picauville of December 23, 2015
- ^ Decree of the Prefecture on the reshuffle of the Commune nouvelle Picauville of July 4, 2016 .
- ^ Gourbesville in Base Mérimée (French). Retrieved October 26, 2009.
- ^ Gourbesville in Base Palissy (French). Retrieved October 26, 2009.
- ^ Gourbesville on quid.fr ( Memento of March 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (French) Retrieved February 2010