Hauteville-la-Guichard

Hauteville-la-Guichard (French pronunciation: [otvil la ɡiʃaʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Its population is about 450 (2022).

Hauteville-la-Guichard
Commune
The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Location of Hauteville-la-Guichard
Hauteville-la-Guichard Show map of France Hauteville-la-Guichard Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°07′38″N 1°18′02″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Agon-Coutainville
Government
• Mayor (2025–2026)	Jean-Louis Lesaulnier[1]
Area 1	11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	452
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50232 /50570
Elevation	11–111 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.

Origins

From just which village of Hauteville the family drew its name is hard to identify with certainty, though modern scholarship favours Hauteville-la-Guichard.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department