commune of Granville

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The commune of Granville is a coastal municipality in the Manche department of Normandy, France, known as a historic fishing port and seaside resort on the English Channel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal town
commune of France
seaside resort
continent Europe
country France
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasCulturalAspect Norman culture
maritime heritage
hasEconomicActivity fishing industry
seaside tourism
tourism
hasGeographicalCharacteristic coastal cliffs
sandy beaches
hasHeritage historic fishing port
seaside resort
hasLandUse port infrastructure
residential
tourist infrastructure
hasMunicipalStatus commune
hasPort fishing port
marina
hasTourismType beach tourism
heritage tourism
hasTransport fishing harbour
pleasure craft harbour
hasUrbanFunction local service center
port town
resort town
isCoastalSettlement true
isLocatedOn Cotentin Peninsula
isPartOf French Republic
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Arrondissement of Avranches
Canton of Granville
Manche
Normandy
locatedInHistoricRegion Normandy
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNorthOf Mont-Saint-Michel
locatedOnBodyOfWater English Channel
locatedSouthOf Cherbourg
surface form: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
locatedWestOf Paris
maritimeConnection English Channel shipping routes
officialLanguage French
partOf Manche
Normandy
roadNetwork connected to regional road network of Manche

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Chausey (historically associated) administeredBy commune of Granville
subject surface form: Chausey
Maurice Denis placeOfBirth commune of Granville
this entity surface form: Granville, Manche, France
Granville–Paris line connects commune of Granville
this entity surface form: Granville in Normandy