Hébécrevon

Hébécrevon

the center of the commune
Hébécrevon

Coordinates: 49°07′37″N 1°09′54″W / 49.1269°N 1.165°W / 49.1269; -1.165Coordinates: 49°07′37″N 1°09′54″W / 49.1269°N 1.165°W / 49.1269; -1.165
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Saint-Lô
Canton Saint-Lô-1
Intercommunality Saint-Lô Agglo
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gilles Quinquenel
Area1 13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,082
  Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50239 / 50180
Elevation 7–108 m (23–354 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hébécrevon is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Thèreval.[1] Hébécrevon was the site of many battles in June and July 1944 leading to the Allied victory of the St. Lo campaign in July 1944.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 2 December 2015 (French)
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