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 | |
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Part of La Hague | |
 The port | |
Location of Auderville 
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  Auderville  Auderville | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′46″N 1°55′48″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | La Hague |
| Commune | La Hague |
| Area 1 | 4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 235 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50440 |
| Elevation | 0–133 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 404 | — |
| 1800 | 388 | −4.0% |
| 1806 | 384 | −1.0% |
| 1821 | 496 | +29.2% |
| 1831 | 531 | +7.1% |
| 1836 | 572 | +7.7% |
| 1841 | 544 | −4.9% |
| 1846 | 500 | −8.1% |
| 1851 | 499 | −0.2% |
| 1856 | 479 | −4.0% |
| 1861 | 440 | −8.1% |
| 1866 | 480 | +9.1% |
| 1872 | 489 | +1.9% |
| 1876 | 475 | −2.9% |
| 1881 | 448 | −5.7% |
| 1886 | 463 | +3.3% |
| 1891 | 455 | −1.7% |
| 1896 | 413 | −9.2% |
| 1901 | 412 | −0.2% |
| 1906 | 423 | +2.7% |
| 1911 | 408 | −3.5% |
| 1921 | 365 | −10.5% |
| 1926 | 354 | −3.0% |
| 1931 | 296 | −16.4% |
| 1936 | 293 | −1.0% |
| 1946 | 229 | −21.8% |
| 1954 | 262 | +14.4% |
| 1962 | 232 | −11.5% |
| 1968 | 233 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 204 | −12.4% |
| 1982 | 218 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 283 | +29.8% |
| 1999 | 283 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 287 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 276 | −3.8% |
| 2014 | 249 | −9.8% |
Heraldry
.svg.png) 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. |
See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 27 September 2016 (in French)
- Cadomian granit Archived 2014-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Website Lithothèque de Normandie.
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