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Foucarville
Sign in to saveFoucarville () is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.
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- Locality
- Foucarville
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 137
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Foucarville
- French commune.image
- Église Saint-Lô de Foucarville.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church of Saint-Lô
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cherbourg
- French commune.canton
- Carentan
- French commune.INSEE
- 50191
- French commune.postal code
- 50480
- French commune.commune
- Sainte-Mère-Église
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1
- French commune.elevation max m
- 32
- French commune.area km2
- 5.06
- French commune.population
- 113
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Foucarville () is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.
Following World War II, for 21 months, tens of thousands of Nazi POWs were detained at an Allied prison camp in Foucarville. Officially called the Continental Prisoner of War Enclosure Number 19, it encompassed 306 acres, was powered by hydroelectric power and diesel generators, 2 hospitals, 50 kitchens serving 5 mess halls, 10 workshops, 4 churches 2 theaters and a soccer field. The last prisoners were re-integrated into society at the camp's close on 31 December 1948.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Foucarville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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