Grosville

Grosville
region	Normandy
Department	Some
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Les Pieux
Community association	Cotentine
Coordinates	49 ° 31 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 31 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  W
height	56-137 m
surface	13.15 km 2
Residents	787 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	60 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	50340
INSEE code	50222
Town Hall (Mairie) of Grosville

Grosville is a French municipality with 787 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Cherbourg and the canton of Les Pieux . The inhabitants are called Grosvillais .

location

Grosville is located about 26 kilometers south-southwest of Cherbourg near the Atlantic coast on the western side of the Cotentin peninsula . Grosville is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sotteville and Bricquebosq in the north, Rauville-la-Bigot in the east, Bricquebec-en-Cotentin in the south and south-east, Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard in the south and south-west, Les Pieux in the west and Benoîtville in the north-west .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	618	531	431	471	618	623	689	770
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint Martin church from the 13th century
• Tourelles mansion from the 17th century, a historic monument since 1975

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  Saint Martin Church

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  Tourelles mansion

Web links

Commons : Grosville  - collection of images, videos and audio files