Ouville

Ouville

The church of Notre-Dame
Ouville

Coordinates: 49°01′12″N 1°21′40″W / 49.02°N 1.3611°W / 49.02; -1.3611Coordinates: 49°01′12″N 1°21′40″W / 49.02°N 1.3611°W / 49.02; -1.3611
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Coutances
Canton Cerisy-la-Salle
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Cerisy-la-Salle
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Lefranc
Area1 11.20 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 430
  Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 50389 / 50210
Elevation 29–121 m (95–397 ft)
(avg. 103 m or 338 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.

Ouville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

History

Ouf's farm. Ouf from the Norse Ulfr (wolf), which survives in the Norman surname Ouf, common in the region of le Havre.

Heraldry

The arms of Ouville are blazoned :
Argent, a latin cross between to fleurs de lys azure.

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