Omonville-la-Rogue

Omonville-la-Rogue

Port du Hâble, seen from the fort
Omonville-la-Rogue

Coordinates: 49°42′12″N 1°50′32″W / 49.7033°N 1.8422°W / 49.7033; -1.8422Coordinates: 49°42′12″N 1°50′32″W / 49.7033°N 1.8422°W / 49.7033; -1.8422
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton Beaumont-Hague
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Hague
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Canoville
Area1 4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 523
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 50386 / 50440
Elevation 0–133 m (0–436 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Omonville-la-Rogue is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is the site of one of the few ports on this rugged coastline.

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