Auderville

Auderville (French pronunciation: [odɛʁvil]) is a former commune on the north coast of the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.[2]

Auderville
Part of La Hague
The port
Location of Auderville
Auderville
Auderville
Coordinates: 49°42′46″N 1°55′48″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonLa Hague
CommuneLa Hague
Area
1
4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
235
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
50440
Elevation0–133 m (0–436 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune contains four villages, Goury, Laye, La Valette and La Roche, as well as a lighthouse. It is separated from Alderney by the Raz Blanchard, and has a small and not easily accessible port at Goury.

Cadomian granit crop out in Auderville.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793404    
1800388−4.0%
1806384−1.0%
1821496+29.2%
1831531+7.1%
1836572+7.7%
1841544−4.9%
1846500−8.1%
1851499−0.2%
1856479−4.0%
1861440−8.1%
1866480+9.1%
1872489+1.9%
1876475−2.9%
1881448−5.7%
1886463+3.3%
1891455−1.7%
1896413−9.2%
1901412−0.2%
1906423+2.7%
1911408−3.5%
1921365−10.5%
1926354−3.0%
1931296−16.4%
1936293−1.0%
1946229−21.8%
1954262+14.4%
1962232−11.5%
1968233+0.4%
1975204−12.4%
1982218+6.9%
1990283+29.8%
1999283+0.0%
2006287+1.4%
2009276−3.8%
2014249−9.8%

Heraldry

Arms of Auderville
The arms of Auderville are blazoned :
Argent, on a fess gules in pale 2 leopards between 2 buckles Or, in chief a fleur de lys between 2 mullets, and in base a lighthouse between 2 ermine spots sable, the lighthouse pierced of the field and lit Or.
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See also

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