Hiesville (French pronunciation: [jɛvil]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy, north-western France.[3] A small commune, Hiesville covers an area of just 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi). It is bounded by Boutteville to the north, Blosville to the west, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont to the east, and Vierville to the south, and lies several kilometres from the Normandy coast.
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Coordinates: 49°22′21″N 1°15′44″W / 49.3725°N 1.2622°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | Carentan-les-Marais |
Intercommunality | La Baie du Cotentin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Agnès Bouffard[1] |
Area 1 | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 71 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Demonym | Hiesvillais |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50246 /50480 |
Elevation | 2–38 m (6.6–124.7 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It was known as Hevilla in 1164, de Heevilla in 1180, and Hievilla in 1327. It derives from the Germanic personal name Hedo, and villa (translation: "village").[6]
Michel le Loup, of Yeville (Hiesville), was knighted in the year 1543.[7] The nobleman and squire, Guillaume Bellot of Hiesville was knighted in 1594.[5] In 1598, Maurice du Praël owned the fiefdom and was the Lord of Hiesville.[8] Eight years later, in 1606, the noblemen of Hiesville included Jacques Richier, Sieur de Colombières, a Calvinist; Jacques Bellot, Sieur de Callouville; and Pierre Lelong, Sieur de Limarcst, also a Calvinist.[8] By 1789, Lord of Hiesville was Joseph-Bon-Pierre Le Vavasseur.[5]
There are three memorials related to the invasion of Normandy during World War II in the area as it was where the gliders of the 101st Airborne Division landed.[9][10] Officers of the 101st Airborne Division set a hospital up at the Chateau de Colombières which was at the north end of Hiesville,[11] near Utah Beach.[12]
Notable buildings include the Église Saint-Côme Saint-Damien[13] and the 17th century Château de Hiesville which was also renovated in the 19th century.
Église Saint-Côme Saint-Damien, the parish church, is an oblong square, and consists of a chancel and a nave. Built in the 13th century and renovated in the 19th century, it is dedicated to the patron saints of Saints Cosmas and Damian.[5] Since 1803, it was an annex of Blosville, but this relationship ended in 1856.[8]