Sottevast

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Sottevast
Sottevast coat of arms
Sottevast (France)
Sottevast
region Normandy
Department Some
Arrondissement Cherbourg
Canton Bricquebec
Community association Cotentine
Coordinates 49 ° 31 ′  N , 1 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 31 ′  N , 1 ° 36 ′  W
height 30-147 m
surface 10.82 km 2
Residents 1,385 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 128 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 50260
INSEE code
Website http://www.ville-sottevast.fr/

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Sottevast is a French city with a population of 1,385 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Cherbourg and the canton of Bricquebec . The inhabitants call themselves Sottevastais .

Geographical location

Sottevast is located about 14 kilometers south-southeast of Cherbourg-Octeville on the Douve in the center of the Cotentin peninsula . Sottevast is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Brix in the north and east, Négreville in the south-east, Rocheville and Saint-Martin-le-Hébert in the south, Bricquebec in the south-west and Rauville-la-Bigot in the west and north-west. The municipality's train station is on the Lison – Lamballe railway line and the Mantes-la-Jolie – Cherbourg railway line .

history

During the Second World War, retaliatory weapons were stored here by the German army.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 818 725 729 919 1,146 1,196 1.312 1,333
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Sainte-Suzanne monastery from the 15th century with chapel, monument historique since 1973
  • Saint-Hermeland Church, Monument historique
  • Sottevast Castle from the 18th century

Web links

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