Audouville-la-Hubert

Audouville-la-Hubert (French pronunciation: [oduvil la ybɛʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Audouville-la-Hubert
Commune
Sainte-Honorine church
Location of Audouville-la-Hubert
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Coordinates: 49°24′33″N 1°14′27″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Carentan-les-Marais
Intercommunality	CC Baie Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Mesnil[1]
Area 1	6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	78
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50021 /50480
Elevation	1–22 m (3.3–72.2 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

In 1944, thirty German prisoners of war were massacred near the village of Audouville-la-Hubert by American paratroopers in an act of revenge after they suffered a high number of casualties during the Battle of Normandy.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	128	—
1975	129	+0.11%
1982	93	−4.57%
1990	97	+0.53%
1999	83	−1.72%
2009	57	−3.69%
2014	80	+7.01%
2020	76	−0.85%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Wiegrefe, Klaus (4 May 2010). "The Horror of D-Day: A New Openness to Discussing Allied War Crimes in WWII". Der Spiegel. Spiegel-Verlag. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE