Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Quettehou |
| Intercommunality | Val de Saire |
| Mayor | Jean Lepetit (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,083 (2006) |
| - Density | 332 /km2 (860 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50562/ 50550 |
| 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°35′19″N 1°15′58″W / 49.5886°N 1.2661°W
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
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[edit] Geography
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is situated in the Manche département, in the Basse-Normandie région. It is in the Quettehou canton, of the Cherbourg arrondissement. The town had a population of 2,097 in 1999. The island of Tatihou forms part of the Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue commune.[1]
[edit] History
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is located in Normandy and was a part of the Duchy of Normandy. Hougue is a Jèrriais/Norman language word meaning a "mound" and comes from the Old Norse word haugr.[2][3]
The naval Battle of La Hougue took place off the town in 1692. On 3 June 1692 during a heated battle with the Anglo-Dutch fleet, twelve French ships were sunk in the vicinity of the Island of Tatihou, just off the coast of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. It was the decisive naval battle of the Nine Years' War, also known as the War of the English Succession.
[edit] Twin towns
- Bridport in the United Kingdom
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ la commune de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (INSEE commune file)
- ^ Old Norse Words in the Norman Dialect (The Vikings in Normandy)
- ^ Place names derived from the Old Norse words (The Vikings in Normandy) [1]
[edit] External links
- Office de Tourisme de Saint-Vaast la Hougue / Réville
- The Shipwreck of The Battle Of La Hougue (1692)
- The Vikings in Normandy
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