Douve
The Douve or Ouve is a river, 78.6 km in length, which rises in the commune of Tollevast, near Cherbourg in the department of Manche. Ouve is considered its old name : Ouve appears to have been misspelled over the course of time as "Douve river" and then as "River of the Douve".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in France
- Also known as: “Douve River”, “L’Ouve Rivière”, “La Douve Rivière”, “Ouve”, and “Ouve River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hôtel Hervieu de Pontlouis and Église Notre-Dame de Carentan.
Hôtel Hervieu de Pontlouis
Historic building
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Hôtel Hervieu de Pontlouis is a historic building.
Église Notre-Dame de Carentan
Church
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Église Notre-Dame de Carentan is a church.
Église Saint-Hilaire du Mont
Church
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Église Saint-Hilaire du Mont is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Hilaire-Petitville and Carentan-les-Marais.
Saint-Hilaire-Petitville
Village
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Saint-Hilaire-Petitville is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France with a population of 1,372. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais.
Carentan-les-Marais
Town
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Carentan-les-Marais is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.
Brévands
Village
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Brévands is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. Brévands is situated 3 km northeast of Douve.
Douve
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Douve” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Douve”
- Catalan: “Douve”
- Catalan: “Ouve”
- Cebuano: “Douve”
- Chinese: “杜沃河”
- Danish: “Douve-floden”
- Dutch: “Douve”
- Dutch: “Ouve”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر دوڤ”
- French: “Douve”
- French: “Ouve”
- German: “Douve”
- German: “Ouve”
- Greek: “Ντουβ”
- Hebrew: “דוב”
- Irish: “Douve”
- Italian: “Douve”
- Japanese: “ドーブ川”
- Polish: “Douve”
- Portuguese: “Douve”
- Portuguese: “Rio Douve”
- Spanish: “Douve”
- Spanish: “Ouve”
- Tamil: “டூவ் ஆறு”
- Ukrainian: “Дув”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Rivage and La Douane.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carentan Railway Station and Pont du Vey.
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