Picauville
Sign in to savePicauville () 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. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois was merged into Picauville. 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.
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- French commune.name
- Picauville
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Église Saint-Candide de Picauville (4).jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Saint-Candide
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Picauville (Manche).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cherbourg
- French commune.canton
- Carentan-les-Marais
- French commune.INSEE
- 50400
- French commune.postal code
- 50360
- French commune.mayor
- Marie-Hélène Perrotte
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Baie du Cotentin
- French commune.elevation m
- 26
- French commune.elevation min m
- 2
- French commune.elevation max m
- 30
- French commune.area km2
- 64.89
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Picauville
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cherbourg
- Population
- 3228
- Area
- 64.89
- Shares border with
- Appeville
- Legal form
- commune nouvelle
- Official website
- picauville.fr
- Image
- Église Saint-Candide de Picauville (4).jpg
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- inception
- 2017-01-01
- replaces
- Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois
- postal code
- 50250
- Commons category
- Picauville
- associated electoral district
- canton of Carentan-les-Marais
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- Population
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- World War II
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Picauville () 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. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois was merged into Picauville. 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.
==Population== Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Picauville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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