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- Country
- France
- Region
- Normandy
- Department
- Manche
- Arrondissement
- Cherbourg
- Canton
- Val-de-Saire
- Intercommunality
- CA Cotentin
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Luc Solier
- Area
- 13.04 km (5.03 sq mi)
- Density
- 24.6/km (63.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 50619 /50630
- Elevation
- 24–107 m (79–351 ft) , (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Vast
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cherbourg
- Population
- 321
- Area
- 13.04
- Elevation
- 75
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Valcanville
- Image
- Église Notre-Dame du Vast (2).JPG
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- Commons category
- Le Vast
- postal code
- 50630
- associated electoral district
- canton of Val-de-Saire
- male population
- 160
- female population
- 164
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-33-54-20-96
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Vast ( French pronunciation: [lə va]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. The village is located in the North-East of the Cotentin Peninsula in an area known as Val de Saire, literally the Vale the River Saire.
The river once powered several mills, including cotton mill founded by Philippe Fontenilliat in 1803. At its peak, the mill employed up to 600 workers before closing in 1858. It has since been replaced by the "Château de La Germonière". The estate is open to the public on certain occasions, and one of its most notable features is a pair of artificial waterfalls on the river, visible from the main road.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Vast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.