Fermanville

Fermanville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

Fermanville
The Cape Lévi lighthouse
Location of Fermanville
Fermanville
Fermanville
Coordinates: 49°41′08″N 1°27′13″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonVal-de-Saire
IntercommunalityCA Cotentin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Nicole Belliot-Delacour
Area
1
11.60 km2 (4.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,281
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50178 /50840
Elevation0–136 m (0–446 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

French submarine Prométhée sank off Fermanville on 7 July 1932.

Places of interest

Fermanville Viaduct
Fort Lévi.
  • Fort Lévi : fort built in 1801 on Napoleon's orders ;
  • Railway viaduct located in the vallée des moulins village, used until 1951 for the Cherbourg-Barfleur train ;

See also



  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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