Grosville

Grosville
The church of Saint-Martin
Grosville
Location within Lower Normandy region  Grosville
Coordinates: 49°30′37″N 1°44′30″W / 49.5103°N 1.7417°WCoordinates: 49°30′37″N 1°44′30″W / 49.5103°N 1.7417°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton	Les Pieux
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Pieux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Laurent Hayé
Area^1	13.15 km^2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	689
• Density	52/km^2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	50222 / 50340
Elevation	56–137 m (184–449 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
^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.

Grosville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

Heraldry

The arms of Grosville are blazoned : Per fess 1: Azure, a crescent Or between 2 towers argent open and pierced of the field, masoned sable, and in chief in fess 3 mullets Or; 2: per pale A: Argent, an eagle (displayed) sable membered Or, and B: Azure, 3 fesses enhanced argent, overall a chevron gules, in base a rose argent.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department