Quettehou

Quettehou
The church of Saint-Vigor
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Quettehou
Location within Lower Normandy region Quettehou
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton	Quettehou (Chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Val de Saire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Lemyre
Area1	16.17 km2 (6.24 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,544
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	50417 / 50630
Elevation	1–104 m (3.3–341.2 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Quettehou is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

Geography

The town of Quettehou is located at the North-East tip of the peninsula of Cotentin in an area called Val de Saire, the vale of the river Saire.

History

The creation of Quettehou dates back to the Viking invasions when Ketil, chief of a Viking tribe, decided to settle at the top of the hill dominating the bay of Morsalines. With time, Ketil's hill (Ketil holm) became known as Quettehou.

The Black Prince was knighted in the local church by his father, King Edward III of England on July 12th, 1346 prior to the Battle of Crécy.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

External links

• Local site about Quettehou and its surroundings (in French & English)