Flamanville, Manche

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Flamanville (French pronunciation: [flamɑ̃vil]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

Flamanville
The signal station
The signal station
Coat of arms of Flamanville
Location of Flamanville
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Flamanville is located in France
Flamanville
Flamanville
Flamanville is located in Normandy
Flamanville
Flamanville
Coordinates: 49°31′53″N 1°51′55″W / 49.5314°N 1.8653°W / 49.5314; -1.8653
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonLes Pieux
IntercommunalityCA Cotentin
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Franck Brisset[1]
Area
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7.22 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,724
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50184 /50340
Elevation90 m (300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Port

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The port of Flamanville, in the northern part of the commune, is known as Diélette. During the summer a high-speed passenger ferry is operated from there to Alderney and Guernsey by Manche Iles Express.[3]

Heraldry

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Arms of Flamanville
The arms of Flamanville are blazoned :
Per fess 1: Azure, a lion passant and in base 3 barrulets argent; 2: Gules, 3 'maisons' (towers) Or.

Upper part Bazan, lower part Sesmaisons.



Nuclear plants

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On its territory is installed the seaside Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant, established there in the 1980s, with two PWR reactors of 1300 MWe each, which were put into operation in 1986 and 1987.

Flamanville has been selected for the installation of the first French EPR reactor, which will be Flamanville's third reactor, near the two existing ones. Whether or not Flamanville 3, EPR, actually becomes operational is political, as many prominent politicians are opposed to it.

There are also plans for later fourth reactor.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Manche Iles Express website Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
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