Houesville

Part of Carentan-les-Marais in Normandy, France

49°21′06″N 1°17′11″W / 49.3517°N 1.2864°W / 49.3517; -1.2864CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentMancheArrondissementSaint-LôCantonCarentanCommuneCarentan-les-Marais Area5.38 km² (2.08 sq mi)Population285 • Density53/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation2–26 m (6.6–85.3 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Houesville (French pronunciation: [wɛvil]) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Carentan-les-Marais.^[2]

Heraldry

The arms of Houesville are blazoned : Azure, 3 apples slipped and leaved Or, on a chief gules, 2 leopards respectant Or, armed and langued azure.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department