Querqueville

Querqueville (French pronunciation: ​[kɛʁkvil]) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.[2]

Querqueville
Part of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
View of the cemetery
Coat of arms
Location of Querqueville
Querqueville
Querqueville
Coordinates: 49°39′51″N 1°41′38″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonLa Hague
CommuneCherbourg-en-Cotentin
Area
1
5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
5,046
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Querquevillais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
50460
Elevation0–115 m (0–377 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
Websitewww.ville-querqueville.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
View of Querqueville from the cemetery

The Chapel of Saint Germanus (Chapelle Saint-Germain) with its trefoil floorplan incorporates elements of one of the earliest surviving places of Christian worship in the Cotentin Peninsula - perhaps second only to the Gallo-Roman baptistry at Port-Bail.

Heraldry
Arms of Querqueville
 The arms of Querqueville are blazoned:
Gules, a trefoil chapel Or, pierced and open sable, on a chief azure, three bees Or.
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See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)



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