Quettehou

Quettehou ([ketu] or [kɛtu]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Morsalines was merged into Quettehou.^[3]

Quettehou
Commune
The church of Saint-Vigor
Coat of arms
Location of Quettehou
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Coordinates: 49°35′36″N 1°18′09″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Val-de-Saire
Intercommunality	CA Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	André Lefèvre[1]
Area 1	19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,798
• Density	91/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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 12 July 1346, prior to the Battle of Crécy.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Manche department