Picauville | |
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.jpg) The church of Saint-Candide | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Picauville  | |
  Picauville  Picauville | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′46″N 1°24′01″W / 49.3794°N 1.4002°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Carentan-les-Marais |
| Intercommunality | Baie du Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Hélène Perrotte[1] |
| Area 1 | 64.89 km2 (25.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,237 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50400 /50360 |
| Elevation | 2–30 m (6.6–98.4 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Picauville (French pronunciation: [pikovil]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Amfreville, Cretteville, Gourbesville, Houtteville and Vindefontaine were merged into Picauville.[3] On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois was merged into Picauville.[4] The inhabitants are called Picauvillais. Picauville also has a 17th century castle, classified as a historical landmark by the French government, called the Isle-Marie Castle. Parts of the structure date to the 11th century.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 4 July 2016 (in French)