Biville

Biville (French pronunciation: [bivil]) is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.

Biville
Part of La Hague
The church of Saint-Pierre
Location of Biville
Biville Biville
Coordinates: 49°36′49″N 1°49′16″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	La Hague
Commune	La Hague
Area 1	8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	497
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50440
Elevation	2–179 m (6.6–587.3 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 348 —     1800 273 −21.6% 1806 407 +49.1% 1821 491 +20.6% 1831 448 −8.8% 1836 415 −7.4% 1841 401 −3.4% 1846 380 −5.2% 1851 376 −1.1% 1856 402 +6.9% 1861 411 +2.2% 1866 428 +4.1% 1872 410 −4.2% 1876 383 −6.6% 1881 339 −11.5% 1886 352 +3.8% 1891 380 +8.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 390 +2.6% 1901 347 −11.0% 1906 323 −6.9% 1911 313 −3.1% 1921 270 −13.7% 1926 267 −1.1% 1931 277 +3.7% 1936 259 −6.5% 1946 320 +23.6% 1954 307 −4.1% 1962 229 −25.4% 1968 221 −3.5% 1975 223 +0.9% 1982 245 +9.9% 1990 364 +48.6% 1999 415 +14.0% 2009 543 +30.8%

See also

• Communes of the Manche department
• Information and images about Biville Dunes, area of outstanding natural beauty and military memorial.