Barfleur
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Barfleur harbour
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Location of Barfleur  | |
  Barfleur Show map of France  Barfleur Show map of Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′16″N 1°15′48″W / 49.6711°N 1.2633°W / 49.6711; -1.2633 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Val-de-Saire |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Area
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| 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[1]
| 546 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
50030 /50760
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| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Barfleur (French pronunciation: [baʁflœʁ]) is a commune and fishing villageinManche, Normandy, northwestern France.
During the Middle Ages, Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 837 | — |
| 1975 | 703 | −2.46% |
| 1982 | 619 | −1.80% |
| 1990 | 599 | −0.41% |
| 1999 | 642 | +0.77% |
| 2009 | 648 | +0.09% |
| 2014 | 600 | −1.53% |
| 2020 | 553 | −1.35% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
About two miles (3.2 km) to the north is Cape Barfleur, with a lighthouse 233 feet (71 m) high.[2] It is twinned with Lyme Regis in the UK. A Brittany Ferries vessel is named after the village and operates from nearby Cherbourg-OctevilletoPoole in the UK.
Barfleur is very close to being the exact antipode of New Zealand's Antipodes Islands.
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