Tourlaville
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| local community | Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 38 ′ N , 1 ° 35 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 50110 | |
| Former INSEE code | 50602 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-tourlaville.fr/ | |
 Notre-Dame de Tourlaville church |
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Tourlaville is a town and commune Déléguée in the French commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin with 15,904 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy .
The municipality of Tourlaville merged with Cherbourg-Octeville , Équeurdreville-Hainneville , La Glacerie and Querqueville to form the new municipality of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on January 1, 2016 .
geography
Tourlaville is located on the English Channel and at the gates of the Val de Saire in the Manche department. The municipality of Tourlaville belonged to the CUC (Communauté urbaine de Cherbourg).
Toponymy
Tourlaville is derived from the French ending -ville and from the Scandinavian name Thorlakr .
Tour- has nothing to do with the French tour ( dt. Tower ).
Twin town
Since July 19, 1967, the district town of Northeim in Lower Saxony has been the twin town of Tourlaville.
Mayor of the city
| from | to | Name of the mayor |
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| 1945 | 1947 | Camille Leclerc |
| 1947 | June 1995 | Georges Fatômes |
| June 1995 | October 2012 | André Rouxel |
| October 2012 | December 2015 | Gilbert Lepoittevin |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Tourlaville church
- Château des Ravalet
- La maison du littoral et de l'envirennement
- The Collignon stand
economy
A branch of the CMN shipyard is located here .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ René Lepelley. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie . Presses universitaires de Caen . Page 257. ISBN 2-905461-80-2
- ^ Ouest-France: Gilbert Lepoittevin rendosse le costume du maire. April 6, 2014, accessed January 14, 2020 (French).