Sottevast

Sottevast
Sottevast
Commune
	The church of Saint-Hermeland
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	Coordinates: 49°31′25″N 1°35′35″W / 49.5236°N 1.5931°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
Intercommunality	CA Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Tollemer
Area 1	10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50579 /50260
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sottevast (French pronunciation: [sɔtva]) is a commune in Normandy in north-western France.

Sottevast in World War II

During World War II, there was a German storage and servicing bunker for V-weapons near Sottevast.^[2] The site was captured by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Normandy campaign.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
^ "Sottevast V2 Facility". www.atlantikwall.org.uk. Hand Maid Tours. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

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