Quettreville-sur-Sienne

Quettreville-sur-Sienne
Commune
The church of Notre-Dame-et-Sainte-Agathe
Quettreville-sur-Sienne
Location within Normandy region
Quettreville-sur-Sienne
Coordinates: 48°58′14″N 1°28′01″W / 48.9706°N 1.4669°W / 48.9706; -1.4669Coordinates: 48°58′14″N 1°28′01″W / 48.9706°N 1.4669°W / 48.9706; -1.4669
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Coutances
Canton Quettreville-sur-Sienne
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du canton de Montmartin-sur-Mer
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Dugué
Area1 19.53 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 1,802
  Density 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 50419 /50660
Elevation 8–68 m (26–223 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
Website www.mairie-quettreville.fr

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.

Quettreville-sur-Sienne is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Hyenville was merged into Quettreville-sur-Sienne.[1]

People

  • Louis Beuve (1869-1949), poet in the Norman language, was a native of the town.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
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