Querqueville (French pronunciation: [kɛʁkəvil]) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.[2]
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Coordinates: 49°39′51″N 1°41′38″W / 49.6642°N 1.6939°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | La Hague |
Commune | Cherbourg-en-Cotentin |
Area 1 | 5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 5,036 |
• Density | 910/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Demonym | Querquevillais |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 50460 |
Elevation | 0–115 m (0–377 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
Website | www.ville-querqueville.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The Chapel of Saint Germanus (Chapelle Saint-Germain) with its trefoil floorplan incorporates elements of one of the earliest surviving places of Christian worship in the Cotentin Peninsula - perhaps second only to the Gallo-Roman baptistry at Port-Bail.
The arms of Querqueville are blazoned: Gules, a trefoil chapel Or, pierced and open sable, on a chief azure, three bees Or.
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During WII, Querqueville Airfield (Advanced Landing Ground) was rebuilt on a former French Navy airfield.