Hébécrevon
Hébécrevon | |
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the center of the commune | |
Hébécrevon | |
Location within Lower Normandy region Hébécrevon | |
Coordinates: 49°07′37″N 1°09′54″W / 49.1269°N 1.165°WCoordinates: 49°07′37″N 1°09′54″W / 49.1269°N 1.165°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
Canton | Saint-Lô-1 |
Intercommunality | Saint-Lô Agglo |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | 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
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 2 December 2015 (French)
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