Flamanville | |
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 The signal station | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Flamanville | |
  Flamanville  Flamanville | |
| Coordinates:49°31′53″N1°51′55″W / 49.5314°N 1.8653°W /49.5314; -1.8653 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Les Pieux |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–2026) | Franck Brisset[1] |
Area 1 | 7.22 km2 (2.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,682 |
| • Density | 233/km2 (603/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50184 /50340 |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Flamanville (French pronunciation:[flamɑ̃vil]) is acommune in theManchedepartment in north-westernFrance.
The port of Flamanville, in the northern part of the commune, is known asDiélette. During the summer a high-speed passenger ferry is operated from there toAlderney andGuernsey by Manche Iles Express.[3]
| The arms of Flamanville areblazoned : Per fess 1: Azure, a lion passant and in base 3 barrulets argent; 2: Gules, 3 'maisons' (towers) Or. Upper part Bazan, lower part Sesmaisons. |
On its territory is installed the seasideFlamanville Nuclear Power Plant, established there in the 1980s, with twoPWR reactors of 1300 MWe each, which were put into operation in 1986 and 1987.
A third reactor (anEPR) came into operation in December 2024 after years of delay and cost overruns.
There are also plans for later fourth reactor.
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