Gréville-Hague
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Location within Normandy region  Gréville-Hague | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′30″N 1°48′00″W / 49.675°N 1.800°WCoordinates: 49°40′30″N 1°48′00″W / 49.675°N 1.800°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Beaumont-Hague |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Hague |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yves-Marie Bonnissent |
| Area1 | 10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 783 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50220 / 50440 |
| Elevation | 0–167 m (0–548 ft) |
| Website | www.greville-hague.fr |
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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. | |
Gréville-Hague is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. A hamlet (Gruchy) of the village is the birthplace of Jean-François Millet, a notable impressionist painter. Several of his most important paintings depict local landscapes or rural labour.
Location of a major World War II battery, as well as massive French fortifications (never completed) to protect the deep-water port of Cherbourg.
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