Grosville
| Grosville | |
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The church of Saint-Martin | |
  Grosville | |
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Location within Normandy region  Grosville | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′37″N 1°44′30″W / 49.5103°N 1.7417°WCoordinates: 49°30′37″N 1°44′30″W / 49.5103°N 1.7417°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Les Pieux |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Pieux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Laurent Hayé |
| Area1 | 13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 689 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50222 / 50340 |
| Elevation |
56–137 m (184–449 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft) |
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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. | |
Grosville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Grosville are blazoned : Per fess 1: Azure, a crescent Or between 2 towers argent open and pierced of the field, masoned sable, and in chief in fess 3 mullets Or; 2: per pale A: Argent, an eagle (displayed) sable membered Or, and B: Azure, 3 fesses enhanced argent, overall a chevron gules, in base a rose argent. |
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