Gréville-Hague

Part of La Hague in Normandy, France

Location of Gréville-Hague

49°40′30″N 1°48′00″W / 49.675°N 1.800°W / 49.675; -1.800CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentMancheArrondissementCherbourgCantonLa HagueCommuneLa Hague Area

10.03 km² (3.87 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

692 • Density69/km² (180/sq mi)DemonymGrévillaisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

50440

Elevation0–167 m (0–548 ft)Websitewww.greville-hague.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gréville-Hague (French pronunciation: [ɡʁevil aɡ]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.^[2] A hamlet (Gruchy) of the village is the birthplace of Jean-François Millet, a notable impressionist painter. Several of his most important paintings depict local landscapes or rural labour.

Location of a major World War II battery, as well as massive French fortifications (never completed) to protect the deep-water port of Cherbourg.