Ravenoville

Ravenoville
Part of Sainte-Mère-Église
Cabins along the beach
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Coordinates: 49°27′27″N 1°16′10″W / 49.4575°N 1.2694°W / 49.4575; -1.2694Coordinates: 49°27′27″N 1°16′10″W / 49.4575°N 1.2694°W / 49.4575; -1.2694
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Carentan
Commune	Sainte-Mère-Église
Area 1	11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	254
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50480
Elevation	0–12 m (0–39 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ravenoville (French pronunciation: ​[ʁavnovil]) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Sainte-Mère-Église.^[2]

Geography[]

Ravenoville is divided into 2 towns: Ravenoville-Bourg and Ravenoville-Plage. A sinuous route of about 1.25 miles through the pastureland of Normandy links them.

History[]

Ravenoville, close to Utah Beach, on the evening of June 5, 1944 and throughout the day of June 6, 1944, lived through the Allied D-Day landing.

See also[]

• Communes of the Manche department

References[]

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