Quettehou
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Quettehou | |
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Coordinates: 49°35′36″N 1°18′09″W / 49.5933°N 1.3025°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | Val-de-Saire |
Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | André Lefèvre[1] |
Area 1 | 19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,786 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50417 /50630 |
Elevation | 1–104 m (3.3–341.2 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Quettehou ([ketu] or [kɛtu]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Morsalines was merged into Quettehou.[3]
Geography
The town of Quettehou is located at the North-East tip of the peninsula of Cotentin in an area called Val de Saire, the vale of the river Saire.
History
The creation of Quettehou dates back to the Viking invasions when Ketil, chief of a Viking tribe, decided to settle at the top of the hill dominating the bay of Morsalines. With time, Ketil's hill (Ketil holm) became known as Quettehou.
The Black Prince was knighted in the local church by his father, King Edward III of England, on 12 July 1346, prior to the Battle of Crécy.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 20 December 2018 (in French)
- ^ Jones, Robert (2011). Knight:The Warrior and World of Chivalry. Osprey Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-84908-312-6.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quettehou.
- Local site about Quettehou and its surroundings (in French & English)
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