Hambye
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Coutances | |
| Canton | Quettreville-sur-Sienne | |
| Community association | Coutances Mer et Bocage | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 57 ′ N , 1 ° 16 ′ W | |
| height | 47-166 m | |
| surface | 29.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,150 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50450 | |
| INSEE code | 50228 | |
| Website | http://www.hambye.fr/ | |
 Hambye Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Hambye is a French commune with 1,150 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Coutances and the canton of Quettreville-sur-Sienne (until 2015: Canton Gavray ). The inhabitants are called Hambyons .
geography
Hambye is located about 22 kilometers south-southeast of Saint-Lô in the south of the Cotentin peninsula . The river Sienne limits the municipality to the south. Hambye is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martin-de-Cenilly and Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly in the north, Le Guislain in the northeast, Maupertuis in the east, Percy-en-Normandie with Percy in the south and southeast, Gavray-sur-Sienne with Sourdeval-les-Bois in the south, La Baleine in the southwest and Saint-Denis-le-Gast in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 1,750 | 1,558 | 1,318 | 1,241 | 1,218 | 1,121 | 1,151 | 1,182 |
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Attractions
- Hambye monastery ruins from the first half of the 13th century
- Saint-Pierre church from the 16th century
Hambye monastery ruins
Saint-Pierre church
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Douville (1797–1837), explorer and adventurer
- Vital Lehodey (1857–1948), Trappist and mystic
Community partnerships
Partnerships exist with the British towns of Lacey Green and Speen in Buckinghamshire (England).
