Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a commune of Normandy, north-west France. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Geography

La Hougue à St Vaast, Photography by Eric Pouhier

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is situated in the Manche département, in the Basse-Normandie région. Manche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche ("the sleeve" which is the French name for the English In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Basse-Normandie ('Lower Normandy' is an administrative region of France. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, It is in the Quettehou canton, of the Cherbourg-Octeville arrondissement. Quettehou is a commune in the French département of Manche, a part of the Basse-Normandie région The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The town had a population of 2,097 in 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

The island of Tatihou forms part of the Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue commune. Tatihou is an Island of Normandy in France with an area of 290000 square Metres It is located to the east of the Cotentin peninsula The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic.

History

The naval Battle of La Hougue took place off the town in 1692. The related naval battles of Barfleur and La Hougue took place between 29 May and 4 June New Style(NS, 1692 (19th-24 May in the Old Style(OS It's twin-towned with famous market town Bridport in the United Kingdom. Bridport is a town in Dorset, England. Located near the Coast at the Western end of Chesil Beach at the confluence of the rivers The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Coordinates: 49°36′N 1°16′W / 49.6, -1.267