Cap de la Hague

Cap de la Hague is a cape at the tip of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, . The La Hague area has precambrian granite and gneiss cliffs, several coves and small fields surrounded by hedges.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Manche, France
  • Also known as: “Cap de la Hague-Dick” and “La Hague”

Places of Interest

Highlights include La Hague lighthouse and Menhir de la Bergerie des Etennevaux.

Lighthouse
Photo: Pierrestz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Liberliger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auderville and Saint-Germain-des-Vaux.

Village
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former commune on the north coast of the Manche department in the region in northwestern . On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune .

Village
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
is a former commune in the department in in north-western . On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune .

Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former commune in the department in in north-western . On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune .

Cap de la Hague

Latitude
49.72612° or 49° 43′ 34″ north
Longitude
-1.94231° or 1° 56′ 32″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8CXWP3G5+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2199707271
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3014079
Wiki­data ID
Q1798855
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Satellite Map

Discover Cap de la Hague from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Cap de la Hague” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “La Hague (lurmuturra)”
  • Basque: “La Hague”
  • Breton: “Beg La Hague”
  • Cebuano: “Cap de la Hague”
  • Chinese: “阿格角”
  • Czech: “Hague”
  • Dutch: “La Hague (streek)”
  • Dutch: “La Hague”
  • Estonian: “Hague’i neem”
  • French: “cap de la Hague”
  • French: “Cap de la Hague”
  • French: “Hague”
  • German: “La Hague”
  • Hebrew: “כף דה לה הייג”
  • Japanese: “ラ・アーグ岬”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Hague”
  • Norwegian: “La Hague”
  • Polish: “Przylądek La Hague”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo de la Hague”
  • Spanish: “Cabo de la Hague”
  • Swedish: “La Hague”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Le Semaphore and Nez Bayard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Office de Tourisme du Cotentin and Port de Goury.

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