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]
Tourlaville | |
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Part of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | |
 The church of Notre-Dame | |
Location of Tourlaville  | |
  Tourlaville  Tourlaville | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′30″N 1°34′39″W / 49.6417°N 1.5775°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Tourlaville |
| Commune | Cherbourg-en-Cotentin |
Area 1 | 17.19 km2 (6.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 15,995 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50110 |
| Elevation | 0–132 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. | |
Heraldry
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The arms of Tourlaville are blazoned : Azure, a tower argent, overall a chevron or.
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See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tourlaville.
References
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ Floquet. Histoire du Privilège de Saint-Romain. Vol. 11. pp. 445–446.
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