Barfleur
Commune
Barfleur harbour
Barfleur harbour
Location of Barfleur
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Barfleur is located in France
Barfleur
Barfleur
Barfleur is located in Normandy
Barfleur
Barfleur
Coordinates: 49°40′16″N 1°15′48″W / 49.6711°N 1.2633°W / 49.6711; -1.2633
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonVal-de-Saire
IntercommunalityCA Cotentin
Area
1
0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
546
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50030 /50760
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Barfleur (French pronunciation: [baʁflœʁ]) is a commune and fishing village in Manche, Normandy, northwestern France.

History

During the Middle Ages, Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 837—    
1975 703−2.46%
1982 619−1.80%
1990 599−0.41%
1999 642+0.77%
2009 648+0.09%
2014 600−1.53%
2020 553−1.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

Geography

About two miles (3.2 km) to the north is Cape Barfleur, with a lighthouse 233 feet (71 m) high.[2] It is twinned with Lyme Regis in the UK. A Brittany Ferries vessel is named after the village and operates from nearby Cherbourg-Octeville to Poole in the UK.

Barfleur is very close to being the exact antipode of New Zealand's Antipodes Islands.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barfleur". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ The submerged rock was probably the Quillebœuf Rock.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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Communes of the Manche department
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