Quettehou | |
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 The church of Saint-Vigor | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Quettehou | |
  Quettehou  Quettehou | |
| Coordinates:49°35′36″N1°18′09″W / 49.5933°N 1.3025°W /49.5933; -1.3025 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Val-de-Saire |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–2026) | André Lefèvre[1] |
Area 1 | 19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,798 |
| • Density | 90.72/km2 (235.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50417 /50630 |
| Elevation | 1–104 m (3.3–341.2 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quettehou ([ketu] or[kɛtu]) is acommune in theManchedepartment in north-westernFrance. On 1 January 2019, the former communeMorsalines was merged into Quettehou.[3]
The town of Quettehou is located at the North-East tip of the peninsula ofCotentin in an area calledVal de Saire, the vale of the river Saire.
The creation of Quettehou dates back to theViking invasions when Ketil, chief of a Viking tribe, decided to settle at the top of the hill dominating the bay of Morsalines. With time, Ketil's hill (Ketil holm) became known as Quettehou.
TheBlack Prince was knighted in the local church by his father, KingEdward III of England, on 12 July 1346, prior to theBattle of Crécy.[4]
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