- Quettehou
Quettehou is a commune in the French "département" of
Manche , a part of theBasse-Normandie "région".Geography
The town of Quettehou is located at the North-East tip of the peninsula of
Cotentin in an area calledVal de Saire , the vale of the river Saire.History
The creation of Quettehou dates back to the
Viking invasions when Ketil, chief of a Viking tribe, decided to settle at the top of the hill dominating the bay of Morsalines. With time, Ketil's hill (Ketil holm) became known as Quettehou.External links
* [http://quettehou.online.fr Local site about Quettehou and its surroundings] (in French & English)
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