Gréville-Hague
Also known as Gréville
Gréville-Hague () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague. A hamlet (Gruchy) of the village is the birthplace of Jean-François Millet, a notable Realist painter. Several of his most important paintings depict local landscapes or rural labour.
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- Locality
- La Hague
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 736
- Timezone
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Gréville-Hague () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague. A hamlet (Gruchy) of the village is the birthplace of Jean-François Millet, a notable Realist painter. Several of his most important paintings depict local landscapes or rural labour.
Location of a major World War II battery, as well as massive French fortifications (never completed) to protect the deep-water port of Cherbourg.
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