Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Commune
	The harbour at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
	Location of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
	Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
	Coordinates: 49°35′19″N 1°15′58″W / 49.5886°N 1.2661°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Val-de-Saire
Intercommunality	CA Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilbert Doucet
Area 1	6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,684
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50562 /50550
Elevation	3 m (9.8 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ va la uɡ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.^[3]

It is particularly known for being a major site of fortifications designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban: the watchtowers of Tatihou and La Hougue having been listed in 2008 as part of the Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites.^[4]

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue was awarded "2 flowers" by the concours des villes et villages fleuris contest^[5] and the town was elected "favourite French village 2019" in a television programme broadcast on France 3 in 2019.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE. "Commune de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (50562)".
^ UNESCO World Heritage sites. "Fortifications of Vauban". Retrieved 3 September 2023..
^ "Les communes labellisées Site officiel du Label Villes et Villages Fleuris". villes-et-villages-fleuris.com (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2019..

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[cog-3] INSEE. "Commune de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (50562)".

[:0-4] UNESCO World Heritage sites. "Fortifications of Vauban". Retrieved 3 September 2023..

[5] "Les communes labellisées Site officiel du Label Villes et Villages Fleuris". villes-et-villages-fleuris.com (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2019..

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