Sottevast (French pronunciation: [sɔtva]) is a commune in Normandy in north-western France.
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Part of Nazi Germany | |
France | |
Coordinates | 49°33′0.54″N 1°35′35.15″W |
Type | bunker |
Site history | |
In use | captured before being used |
Battles/wars | Operation Crossbow |
Sottevast | |
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Commune | |
The church of Saint-Hermeland | |
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Coordinates: 49°31′25″N 1°35′35″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | Bricquebec-en-Cotentin |
Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Tollemer[1] |
Area 1 | 10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi) |
Population | 1,421 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50579 /50260 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
During World War II, there was a German storage and servicing bunker for V-weapons near Sottevast.[3] The site was captured by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Normandy campaign.
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