Sottevast
Commune in Normandy, France
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Sottevast (French pronunciation: [sɔtva]) is a commune in Normandy in north-western France.
Typebunker
Coordinates49°33′0.54″N 1°35′35.15″W
Inusecaptured before being used
Battles/warsOperation Crossbow
| Sottevast | |
|---|---|
| Part of Nazi Germany | |
| France | |
| Site information | |
| Type | bunker |
| Location | |
 | |
| Coordinates | 49°33′0.54″N 1°35′35.15″W |
| Site history | |
| In use | captured before being used |
| Battles/wars | Operation Crossbow |
Sottevast | |
|---|---|
The church of Saint-Hermeland | |
 Location of Sottevast | |
  Sottevast  Sottevast | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′25″N 1°35′35″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Bricquebec-en-Cotentin |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Tollemer[1] |
Area 1 | 10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,459 |
| • Density | 134.8/km2 (349.2/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 in World War II
During World War II, there was a German storage and servicing bunker for V-weapons near Sottevast.[3] The site was captured by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Normandy campaign.
