Audouville-la-Hubert

Audouville-la-Hubert (French pronunciation: [oduvil la ybɛʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Audouville-la-Hubert
Commune
Sainte-Honorine church
Sainte-Honorine church
Location of Audouville-la-Hubert
Audouville-la-Hubert is located in France
Audouville-la-Hubert
Audouville-la-Hubert
Audouville-la-Hubert is located in Normandy
Audouville-la-Hubert
Audouville-la-Hubert
Coordinates: 49°24′33″N 1°14′27″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonCarentan-les-Marais
IntercommunalityCC Baie Cotentin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Mesnil[1]
Area
1
6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
76
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50021 /50480
Elevation1–22 m (3.3–72.2 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

In 1944, thirty German prisoners of war were massacred near the village of Audouville-la-Hubert by American paratroopers in an act of revenge after they suffered a high number of casualties during the Battle of Normandy.[3]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793226—    
1800236+4.4%
1806248+5.1%
1821249+0.4%
1831259+4.0%
1836301+16.2%
1841305+1.3%
1846245−19.7%
1851242−1.2%
1856197−18.6%
1861212+7.6%
1866217+2.4%
1872210−3.2%
1876214+1.9%
1881200−6.5%
1886196−2.0%
1891188−4.1%
1896176−6.4%
YearPop.±%
1901169−4.0%
1906165−2.4%
1911192+16.4%
1921162−15.6%
1926163+0.6%
1931165+1.2%
1936154−6.7%
1946138−10.4%
1954135−2.2%
1962161+19.3%
1968128−20.5%
1975129+0.8%
198293−27.9%
199097+4.3%
199983−14.4%
200673−12.0%
200957−21.9%
201580+40.4%

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Wiegrefe, Klaus (4 May 2010). "The Horror of D-Day: A New Openness to Discussing Allied War Crimes in WWII". Der Spiegel. Spiegel-Verlag. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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