Hauteville-la-Guichard

Hauteville-la-Guichard (French pronunciation: [otvil la ɡiʃaʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France (population: 425 in 2006).

Hauteville-la-Guichard
The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Location of Hauteville-la-Guichard
Hauteville-la-Guichard
Hauteville-la-Guichard
Coordinates: 49°07′38″N 1°18′02″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCoutances
CantonAgon-Coutainville
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Guy Fossard
Area
1
11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
465
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50232 /50570
Elevation11–111 m (36–364 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is thought to be the original stronghold of the Hauteville family who made their fortunes in southern Italy and Sicily as the Norman kings of Sicily, beginning with the modest Norman seigneur Tancred of Hauteville, who is commemorated by a simple exhibit housed in the former presbytère.

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