Barfleur

This article is about the French commune. For the ship, see MV Barfleur.
Barfleur

Coat of arms
Barfleur

Coordinates: 49°40′16″N 1°15′48″W / 49.6711°N 1.2633°W / 49.6711; -1.2633Coordinates: 49°40′16″N 1°15′48″W / 49.6711°N 1.2633°W / 49.6711; -1.2633
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Cherbourg
Canton Quettehou
Intercommunality Val de Saire
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Deville
Area1 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 648
  Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50030 / 50760

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.

Barfleur is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. It is twinned with Lyme Regis in the United Kingdom.

History

Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England.[1]

Later

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793896    
1800899+0.3%
18062,553+184.0%
18212,674+4.7%
18312,675+0.0%
18361,158−56.7%
18411,185+2.3%
18461,195+0.8%
18511,271+6.4%
18561,279+0.6%
18611,304+2.0%
18661,253−3.9%
18721,218−2.8%
18761,070−12.2%
18811,005−6.1%
18861,065+6.0%
18911,135+6.6%
18961,189+4.8%
19011,210+1.8%
19061,274+5.3%
19111,238−2.8%
19211,116−9.9%
19261,100−1.4%
19311,069−2.8%
19361,065−0.4%
1946977−8.3%
1954907−7.2%
1962847−6.6%
1968837−1.2%
1975703−16.0%
1982619−11.9%
1990599−3.2%
1999642+7.2%
2006650+1.2%
2009648−0.3%

Heraldry

The arms of Barfleur are blazoned :
Gules, a seabass contourny palewise argent, and in chief a fleur de lys Or. (seabass=bar en français)
Canting arms.

type "rébus"= bar=seabass + Fleur=flower (but the name Barfleur is actually of scandinavian origin : Barbefloth, Barba's river).

Geography

About 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north is Cape Barfleur, with a lighthouse 233 ft (71 m) high.[1]

Transportation

A Brittany Ferries vessel is named after the village and operates from nearby Cherbourg-Octeville to Poole in the United Kingdom.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barfleur". Encyclopædia Britannica 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

References

External links

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