Foucarville (French pronunciation: ​[fukaʁvil]) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.[2]

Foucarville
Part of Sainte-Mère-Église
The church of Saint-Lô
Location of Foucarville
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Coordinates: 49°26′33″N 1°15′20″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Carentan
Commune	Sainte-Mère-Église
Area 1	5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	124
• Density	25/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50480
Elevation	1–32 m (3.3–105.0 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Following World War II, for 21 months, tens of thousands of Nazi POWs were detained at an Allied prison camp in Foucarville. Officially called the Continental Prisoner of War Enclosure Number 19, it encompassed 306 acres, was powered by hydroelectric power and diesel generators, 2 hospitals, 50 kitchens serving 5 mess halls, 10 workshops, 4 churches 2 theaters and a soccer field. The last prisoners were re-integrated into society at the camp's close on December 31, 1948.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

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