Gréville-Hague
Part of La Hague in Normandy, France
Location of Gréville-Hague
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49°40′30″N 1°48′00″W / 49.675°N 1.800°W / 49.675; -1.800
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Gréville-Hague (French pronunciation: [ɡʁevil aɡ]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.[2] A hamlet (Gruchy) of the village is the birthplace of Jean-François Millet, a notable impressionist painter. Several of his most important paintings depict local landscapes or rural labour.
Location of a major World War II battery, as well as massive French fortifications (never completed) to protect the deep-water port of Cherbourg.
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