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Hébécrevon

Coordinates: 49°07′37″N 1°09′54″W / 49.1269°N 1.165°W / 49.1269; -1.165
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Hébécrevon
Part of Thèreval
the center of the commune
the center of the commune
Location of Hébécrevon
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Hébécrevon is located in France
Hébécrevon
Hébécrevon
Hébécrevon is located in Normandy
Hébécrevon
Hébécrevon
Coordinates: 49°07′37″N 1°09′54″W / 49.1269°N 1.165°W / 49.1269; -1.165
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonSaint-Lô-1
CommuneThèreval
Area
1
13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,132
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
50180
Elevation7–108 m (23–354 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hébécrevon (French pronunciation: [ebekʁəvɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Thèreval.[2]

History

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Hébécrevon was the site of many battles in July 1944 leading to the Allied victory of the St. Lo campaign in July 1944. It was here that US Army Forward Artillery observer Lt. Henry Victor Crawford, and his jeep driver, Corporal Charles Brown died, just yards from the Hebecrevon Church.

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