Ravenoville
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Cabins along the beach
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Location within Normandy region
Ravenoville
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| Coordinates: 49°27′27″N 1°16′10″W / 49.4575°N 1.2694°WCoordinates: 49°27′27″N 1°16′10″W / 49.4575°N 1.2694°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Carentan |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Sainte-Mère-Église |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Aubril |
| Area1 | 11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 245 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50427 /50480 |
| Elevation | 0–12 m (0–39 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
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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.
Ravenoville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
Ravenoville is divided into 2 towns: Ravenoville-Bourg and Ravenoville-Plage. A sinuous route of about 1.25 miles through the pastureland of Normandy links them.
Ravenoville, close to Utah Beach, on the evening of June 5, 1944 and throughout the day of June 6, 1944, lived through the Allied D-Day landing.
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