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 The Cape Lévi lighthouse | |
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| Coordinates:49°41′08″N1°27′13″W / 49.6856°N 1.4536°W /49.6856; -1.4536 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Val-de-Saire |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Nicole Belliot-Delacour[1] |
Area 1 | 11.60 km2 (4.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,291 |
| • Density | 111.3/km2 (288.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50178 /50840 |
| Elevation | 0–136 m (0–446 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fermanville (French pronunciation:[fɛʁmɑ̃vil]) is acommune in theManchedepartment in north-westernFrance.
Located on the Channel coast betweenCherbourg-en-Cotentin andBarfleur, Fermanville is divided into small hamlets on either side of the Cap lévi, the headland forming the eastern end of the bay of Cherbourg, and the valley of the small river Poult. It marks the entrance to the natural region of theVal de Saire. The village's economy is based onagriculture,fishing andtourism.
Fermanville has two importantPaleolithic sites in France, including the oldest known submerged habitat in Europe. Cap Levi and its coves were during Antiquity and the Middle Ages a point of passage to Great Britain. A strategic point with the development of the military port of Cherbourg from the end of the 18th century, the coastline of the commune was fortified several times until theWorld War II: the German batteries protecting Cherbourg experienced the last fighting of the liberation of theNord-Cotentin in June 1944.
The commune is home to threemonuments historiques: the manor house of Inthéville, the stele for Marie Ravenel and the Cap Lévi lighthouse. Other notable buildings include the Cap Lévi Fort and Fermanville Viaduc.
French submarineProméthée sank off Fermanville on 7 July 1932.
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