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Biville
Sign in to saveBiville () 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.
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Biville was a commune in the Manche department of Normandy, France. It was situated in the arrondissement of Cherbourg and the canton of Beaumont-Hague. The area covered 8.7 square kilometers with an elevation of 179 meters above sea level. Biville shared borders with Vauville, Sainte-Croix-Hague, and Vasteville. Its postal code was 50440.
The population of Biville was recorded as 572, though another source lists it as 421. The commune was associated with the canton of la Hague for electoral purposes. It was distinct from the similarly named Biniville. Biville ceased to exist as an independent entity on December 31, 2016, when it was replaced by the new commune of La Hague.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Biville
- French commune.image
- Biville (Manche, Fr) église, vue de l'ouest.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Saint-Pierre
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cherbourg
- French commune.canton
- La Hague
- French commune.commune
- La Hague
- French commune.INSEE
- 50057
- French commune.postal code
- 50440
- French commune.elevation m
- 125
- French commune.elevation min m
- 2
- French commune.elevation max m
- 179
- French commune.area km2
- 8.70
- French commune.population
- 523
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Biville
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cherbourg
- Population
- 572
- Area
- 8.7
- Elevation
- 112
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Vasteville
- Official website
- www.biville.fr
- Image
- Biville (Manche, Fr) église, vue de l'ouest.jpg
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- Commons category
- Biville
- postal code
- 50440
- replaced by
- La Hague
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2016-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of la Hague
- different from
- Biniville
- P8168
- Eduard von Below
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Biville () 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.
The parish church, dedicated to Saint Peter, also houses the relics of a native son of Biville, the priest and miracle-worker Thomas Hélye (1187–1257).
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