Ouville

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Ouville

Ouville is located in France
Ouville
Administration
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Coutances
Canton Cerisy-la-Salle
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Cerisy-la-Salle
Mayor Daniel Lefranc
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 29–121 m (95–397 ft)
(avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
Land area1 11.20 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population2 430  (2006)
 - Density 38 /km2 (98 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50389/ 50210
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°01′12″N 1°21′40″W / 49.02°N 1.3611°W / 49.02; -1.3611

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

History [edit]

Ouf's farm. Ouf from the Norse Ulfr (wolf), which survives in the Norman surname Ouf, common in the region of le Havre.

Heraldry [edit]

Arms of Ouville

The arms of Ouville are blazoned :
Argent, a latin cross between to fleurs de lys azure.




See also [edit]