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Granville

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Granville

Total population

12,581

Coordinates48.84°, -1.60°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Granville is a commune in the Manche department of Normandy, France. The chef-lieu of the canton of Granville and seat of the Communes of Granville, Terre et Mer, it is a seaside resort and health resort of Mont Saint-Michel Bay, at the end of the Côte des Havres, a former cod-fishing port and the first shellfish port of France. It is sometimes nicknamed "Monaco of the North" by virtue of its location on a rocky promontory.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
48.8376
Longitude
-1.5959
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
31,397
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    727
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    658
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    647
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    640
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    634
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    548
  • Dunnock
    Prunella modularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    483
  • Herring Gull
    Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
    465

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
25
Largest magnitude
3.9
Largest event
2014-07-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,208

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2,287
Avg daily Wikipedia views
76
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Granville

The history of the Granville family
The history of the Granville family
Roger Granville · 1895
Granville
Dodeman Mm · 1993
Les plages en Normandie de Dieppe à Granville
2009
The History of the Granville Family
The History of the Granville Family
Roger Granville · 2018
Stations radar et radio-navigation
Alain Chazette · 2015
Les corsaires de Granville
Michel Aumont · 2013
Saint-Pair-Sur-La-Mer et Granville-La-Victoire
Saint-Pair-Sur-La-Mer et Granville-La-Victoire
A. H. Bougourd · 2010
Carnavals
Juliette Sanson · 2020

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Oak Processionary
Oak Processionary
Thaumetopoea processionea
Seen 2026-06-10
The Lappet
The Lappet
Gastropacha quercifolia
Seen 2026-06-09
Blue Jelly
Blue Jelly
Cyanea lamarckii
Seen 2026-06-09
Compass Jelly
Compass Jelly
Chrysaora hysoscella
Seen 2026-06-09
Daisy Anemone
Daisy Anemone
Cereus pedunculatus
Seen 2026-06-09
bladder wrack
bladder wrack
Fucus vesiculosus
Seen 2026-06-09
Honeycomb Worm
Honeycomb Worm
Sabellaria alveolata
Seen 2026-06-09
Pacific Oyster
Pacific Oyster
Magallana gigas
Seen 2026-06-09
Lined Top Shell
Lined Top Shell
Phorcus lineatus
Seen 2026-06-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
50218
Department
50
Region
28
Population (Wikidata)
12,510

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr