Ouville

Ouville
Ouville
Location within Lower Normandy region  Ouville
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Cerisy-la-Salle
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Cerisy-la-Salle
Mayor	Daniel Lefranc (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	29–121 m (95–397 ft) (avg. 103 m/338 ft)
Land area1	11.20 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population2	430  (2006)
- Density	38 /km2 (98 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	50389/ 50210
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.

Coordinates: 49°01′12″N 1°21′40″W / 49.02°N 1.36111111111°W / 49.02; -1.36111111111

Ouville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

History

Ouf's farm. Ouf from the Norse Ulfr (wolf), which survives in the Norman surname Ouf, common in the region of le Havre.

Heraldry

The arms of Ouville are blazoned : Argent, a latin cross between to fleurs de lys azure.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department