Omonville-la-Petite

Part of La Hague in Normandy, France
Location of Omonville-la-Petite
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49°42′00″N 1°52′59″W / 49.7°N 1.883°W / 49.7; -1.883CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentMancheArrondissementCherbourgCantonLa HagueCommuneLa Hague Area
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6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi)Population
 (2019)[1]
135 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code
50440
Elevation0–181 m (0–594 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Omonville-la-Petite (French pronunciation: [ɔmɔ̃vil la pətit]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.[2]

The house of Jacques Prévert in Ormonville

Ormonville is known to be the place where French poet Jacques Prévert (1900–1977) lived the last years of his life and where he is buried.

It is also the birthplace of French biologist Félix Mesnil (1868–1938).

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References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 September 2016 (in French)
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