Grosville

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Grosville

Grosville is located in France
Grosville
Administration
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton Les Pieux
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Pieux
Mayor Laurent Hayé
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 56–137 m (184–449 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
Land area1 13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population2 689  (2006)
 - Density 52 /km2 (130 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50222/ 50340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°30′37″N 1°44′30″W / 49.5103°N 1.7417°W / 49.5103; -1.7417

Grosville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

Heraldry [edit]

Arms of Grosville

The arms of Grosville are blazoned :
Per fess 1: Azure, a crescent Or between 2 towers argent open and pierced of the field, masoned sable, and in chief in fess 3 mullets Or; 2: per pale A: Argent, an eagle (displayed) sable membered Or, and B: Azure, 3 fesses enhanced argent, overall a chevron gules, in base a rose argent.




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