Vesly | |
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) The town hall and church in Vesly | |
Location of Vesly  | |
)  Vesly ) Vesly | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′12″N 1°30′11″W / 49.2533°N 1.5031°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Coutances |
| Canton | Créances |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Raymond Fautrat/ Judith Pirou from 2014 to present |
| Area 1 | 22.48 km2 (8.68 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 725 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50629 /50430 |
| Elevation | 6–123 m (20–404 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vesly is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It has a population of approximately 600 people. (651 in 2009 study)
It is located on the Cotentin Peninsula, about 6 km from the sea, 44 km south of Cherbourg and 83 km west of Caen.
In 1972 the commune of Gerville-la-Forêt was consolidated into Vesly as an associated commune.
Notable people
- Charles-Alexis-Adrien Duhérissier de Gerville - historian, naturalist and archaeologist, born in Gerville-la-Forêt
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.