Hauteville-la-Guichard

Hauteville-la-Guichard
Commune
The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Location of Hauteville-la-Guichard
Map
Hauteville-la-Guichard is located in France
Hauteville-la-Guichard
Hauteville-la-Guichard
Hauteville-la-Guichard is located in Normandy
Hauteville-la-Guichard
Hauteville-la-Guichard
Coordinates: 49°07′38″N 1°18′02″W / 49.1272°N 1.3006°W / 49.1272; -1.3006
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCoutances
CantonAgon-Coutainville
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Fossard[1]
Area
1
11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
465
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50232 /50570
Elevation11–111 m (36–364 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hauteville-la-Guichard (French pronunciation: [otvil la ɡiʃaʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France (population: 425 in 2006).

It is thought to be the original stronghold of the Hauteville family who made their fortunes in southern Italy and Sicily as the Norman kings of Sicily, beginning with the modest Norman seigneur Tancred of Hauteville, who is commemorated by a simple exhibit housed in the former presbytère.

Origins

From just which village of Hauteville the family drew its name is hard to identify with certainty, though modern scholarship favours Hauteville-la-Guichard.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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