Barfleur

Barfleur

French commune
nomcommune=Barfleur
région=Basse-Normandie
département=Manche
arrondissement=Cherbourg-Octeville
canton=Quettehou
insee=50030
cp=50760
maire=Jacques Houyvet
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de Communes du Val de Saire
longitude=-1.26333333333
latitude=49.6711111111
alt moy=4 m
alt mini= m
alt maxi= m
hectares=60
km²=0.6
sans=642
date-sans=1999
dens=1,070
date-dens=1999

Barfleur is a small picturesque fishing-port and commune in north-western France, in the Manche "département" in the Basse-Normandie "région".

History

Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England.
*1066 - A large medallion fixed to a rock in the harbour marks the disembarkation of the Normans from Barfleur prior to the Battle of Hastings.
*1120 - The White Ship, carrying Prince William, only son of Henry I of England, went down outside the harbour.
*1194 - Richard I of England departed from Barfleur on return to England following his captivity by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.

Later

*1692 - Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue

Trivia

About convert|2|mi|km to the north is Cape Barfleur, with a lighthouse convert|233|ft|m|abbr=on. high.

A Brittany Ferries vessel is named after the village and operates from nearby Cherbourg-Octeville to Poole in the United Kingdom.

External links and references

* [http://www.ville-barfleur.fr/ Barfleur official website] (in French)
*1911
* [http://mynormandy.home.att.net/postcard-barfleur.html 'Postcard from Barfleur']


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