Les Veys

Les Veys
local community	Carentan-les-Marais
region	Normandy
Department	Some
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Coordinates	49 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 9 ′ W Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 9 ′ W
Post Code	50500
Former INSEE code	50631
Incorporation	January 1, 2017
status	Commune déléguée
	; Town hall and Saint-Martin church

Les Veys is a commune Déléguée in the French community Carentan-les-Marais with 443 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy .

geography

The place is about 25 kilometers north of Saint-Lô , on the Cotentin peninsula , on the border with the neighboring Calvados department and the Bessin landscape . It bordered to the north with the Baie des Veys , which is itself part of the larger Baie de Seine , on the English Channel . Neighboring communities were:

Osmanville in the northeast (Dép. Calvados),
Isigny-sur-Mer in the southeast (Dép. Calvados),
Montmartin-en-Graignes to the south
Saint-Pellerin in the southwest,
Catz to the west and
Brévands in the north-west.

The capital of the municipality of Les Veys was L'Église and is located in a central location, around four kilometers from the coast. The municipality was located in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park . The park administration (Maison du parc) is also located in the former municipality.

The northern part of the municipality consisted of numerous polders . The river Vire ran along the eastern border of the municipality and the Ruisseau du Moulin Poisson brook to the south . In addition, the municipality is traversed by the Flet river.

Toponymy

Les Veys derives from the Latin vadum ( dt. Ford frs. Gué nrm. VE).

history

In 1837, Beuzeville-sur-le-Vey and Auville-sur-le-Vey were merged. Les Veys was located between the beaches Utah Beach and Omaha Beach , where the Second World War, the invasion took place the Allied troops. Les Veys was incorporated into Carentan-les-Marais on January 1, 2017. It belonged to the Arrondissement of Saint-Lô and the canton of Carentan and was a member of the Communauté de communes de la Baie du Cotentin .

Attractions

Saint-Martin church from the 12th century
Saint-Guingalois d'Auville chapel from the 14th century
old guard of Beuzeville from the 18th century - Monument historique .
16th century Cantepie manor - Monument historique
old castle of Beuzeville from the 16th century
La Poissonnerie 16th century
Saint-Sauveur 16./17. century
La Gonnivière 17th century
Bay of les Veys
Mouth of the river Vire .

Saint-Martin de Beuzeville church.
Guard of les Veys.
Cantepie Manor.
Bridge du Vey and its portes à flots , which close at high tide and open at low tide.

Web links

Commons : Les Veys - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ René Lepelley, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie . Page 267.
↑ See Etymology of wade dt. Furt.
^ Ancien corps de garde in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
↑ Manoir de Cantepie in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).

[1] René Lepelley, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie . Page 267.

[2] See Etymology of wade dt. Furt.

[3] Ancien corps de garde in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).

[4] Manoir de Cantepie in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).