Tourlaville

Tourlaville
Part of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
The church of Notre-Dame
The church of Notre-Dame
Location of Tourlaville
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Tourlaville is located in France
Tourlaville
Tourlaville
Tourlaville is located in Normandy
Tourlaville
Tourlaville
Coordinates: 49°38′30″N 1°34′39″W / 49.6417°N 1.5775°W / 49.6417; -1.5775
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonTourlaville
CommuneCherbourg-en-Cotentin
Area
1
17.19 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
15,995
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
50110
Elevation0–132 m (0–433 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tourlaville (French pronunciation: [tuʁlavil]) 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 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.[2] In the early modern era, the lords of Tourlaville were the de Ravalet family.[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Tourlaville
Arms of Tourlaville
 The arms of Tourlaville are blazoned :
Azure, a tower argent, overall a chevron or.



See also

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References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ Floquet. Histoire du Privilège de Saint-Romain. Vol. 11. pp. 445–446.
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