Flamanville, Manche
Flamanville (French pronunciation: [flamɑ̃vil]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
Flamanville | |
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The signal station | |
| Coat of arms | |
Flamanville Flamanville | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′53″N 1°51′55″W / 49.5314°N 1.8653°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Les Pieux |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Franck Brisset[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.22 km2 (2.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,724 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50184 /50340 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Port edit
The port of Flamanville, in the northern part of the commune, is known as Diélette. During the summer a high-speed passenger ferry is operated from there to Alderney and Guernsey by Manche Iles Express.[3]
Heraldry edit
| The arms of Flamanville are blazoned : Per fess 1: Azure, a lion passant and in base 3 barrulets argent; 2: Gules, 3 'maisons' (towers) Or. Upper part Bazan, lower part Sesmaisons.
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Nuclear plants edit
On its territory is installed the seaside Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant, established there in the 1980s, with two PWR reactors of 1300 MWe each, which were put into operation in 1986 and 1987.
Flamanville has been selected for the installation of the first French EPR reactor, which will be Flamanville's third reactor, near the two existing ones. Whether or not Flamanville 3, EPR, actually becomes operational is political, as many prominent politicians are opposed to it.
There are also plans for later fourth reactor.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Manche Iles Express website 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Official website of the Mairie
- EPR - Flamanville 3 project 2009-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Construction halted at flagship French nuclear reactor over problems in concrete base
- Greenpeace activists block restart of French nuclear reactor construction 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Greenpeace resumes protest actions against Flamanville-3