Querqueville

Querqueville
Part of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
View of the cemetery
Coat of arms
Location of Querqueville
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Coordinates: 49°39′51″N 1°41′38″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	La Hague
Commune	Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Area ^1	5.56 km^2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	5,036
• Density	910/km^2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Querquevillais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50460
Elevation	0–115 m (0–377 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
Website	www.ville-querqueville.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

View of Querqueville from the cemetery

Querqueville (French pronunciation: [kɛʁkəvil]) is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.[2]

The Chapel of Saint Germanus (Chapelle Saint-Germain) with its trefoil floorplan incorporates elements of one of the earliest surviving places of Christian worship in the Cotentin Peninsula - perhaps second only to the Gallo-Roman baptistry at Port-Bail.

Heraldry

Arms of Querqueville

The arms of Querqueville are blazoned: Gules, a trefoil chapel Or, pierced and open sable, on a chief azure, three bees Or.

History

During WII, Querqueville Airfield (Advanced Landing Ground) was rebuilt on a former French Navy airfield.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)