Flamanville, Manche
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The signal station
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Location within Normandy region
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| Coordinates: 49°31′53″N 1°51′55″W / 49.5314°N 1.8653°WCoordinates: 49°31′53″N 1°51′55″W / 49.5314°N 1.8653°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Les Pieux |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrick Fauchon |
| Area1 | 7.22 km2 (2.79 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,683 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50184 /50340 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Flamanville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
The port of Flamanville, in the northern part of the commune, is known as Diélette. During the summer a high-speed passenger ferry is operated from there to Alderney and Guernsey by Manche Iles Express.
Upper part Bazan, lower part Sesmaisons.
On its territory is installed the seaside Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant, established there in the 1980s, with two PWR reactors of 1300 MWe each, which were put into operation in 1986 and 1987.
Flamanville has been selected for the installation of the first French EPR reactor, which will be Flamanville's third reactor, near the two existing ones. Whether or not Flamanville 3, EPR, actually becomes operational is political, as many prominent politicians are opposed to it.
There are also plans for later fourth reactor.
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