Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue | |
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 The harbour at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue | |
Location of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue  | |
  Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue  Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′19″N 1°15′58″W / 49.5886°N 1.2661°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Val-de-Saire |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilbert Doucet[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,684 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50562 /50550 |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ va la uɡ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3]
It is particularly known for being a major site of fortifications designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban: the watchtowers of Tatihou and La Hougue having been listed in 2008 as part of the Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[4]
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue was awarded "2 flowers" by the concours des villes et villages fleuris contest[5] and the town was elected "favourite French village 2019" in a television programme broadcast on France 3 in 2019.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE. "Commune de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (50562)".
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage sites. "Fortifications of Vauban". Retrieved 3 September 2023..
- ^ "Les communes labellisées Site officiel du Label Villes et Villages Fleuris". villes-et-villages-fleuris.com (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2019..