Sottevast
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Canton | Bricquebec | |
| Community association | Cotentine | |
| 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 | 50579 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-sottevast.fr/ | |
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
Sainte-Suzanne monastery with chapel
Saint Hermeland church
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