Hiesville
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Canton | Carentan | |
| Community association | Baie du Cotentin | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 16 ′ W | |
| height | 2–38 m | |
| surface | 4.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 65 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50480 | |
| INSEE code | 50246 | |
Hiesville is a French municipality with 65 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) on the peninsula Cotentin in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy .
geography
Hiesville is located on the Cotentin peninsula , eight kilometers north of Carentan in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park . The municipality covers 403 hectares, the mean height is 20 meters above sea level , the Mairie stands at a height of 30 meters. The Escalgrain River flows through the community.
Hiesville is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
During World War II , Hiesville was liberated by the 101st Airborne Division on June 5, 1944 without resistance . Then the then General Maxwell D. Taylor set up his headquarters there.
Culture and sights
The Saint-Côme Saint-Damien church, dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian , was built in the 13th century. However, the nave was rebuilt in the 19th century. The stained glass windows from the 16th century were reinstated in the 19th century, they are classified as Monument historique (historical monument).
The Protestant cemetery in Hiesville dates from the time of the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598).
economy
An important line of business in Hiesville is the breeding of domestic cattle, domestic horses and poultry.
In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Camembert de Normandie , Pont-l'Évêque (cheese) , butter (Beurre d'Isigny) , cream (Crème d'Isigny) and lamb (Prés-salés du Mont-Saint-Michel ) . The lambs graze on the salty meadows on the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel . Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) also apply to pork (Porc de Normandie) , poultry (Volailles de Normandie) and cider with the names de Normandie or normand .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hiesville on annuaire-mairie.fr (French) Retrieved September 14, 2012
- ↑ HIESVILLE Manche - 5 km north of Carentan, The death of an American General ( Memento of the original of November 28, 2010 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. (English)
- ↑ Entry No. 50246 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Hiesville on the website of the CC Sainte-Mère-Église Tourist Office ( Memento des Originals of April 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved October 10, 2009
- ↑ http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?id=5427&mode=detail&style=fiche Genealogie Dead Link | date = 2018-04 | archivebot = 2018-04-14 22:04:37 InternetArchiveBot | url = http : //www.quid.fr/communes.html? id = 5427 & mode = detail & style = fiche}} Hiesville on quid.fr (French), no longer available since March 25, 2010.
- ↑ L'élevage de mouton de pré-salé. Association Interdépartementale Manche - Ille-et-Vilaine, accessed on September 13, 2012 (French).
