Douve

The Douve or Ouve is a river, 78.6 km in length, which rises in the commune of , near Cherbourg in the department of . 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".
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  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of -1 metres (-3 feet)
  • Description: river in France
  • Also known as
    “Douve River”
    “L’Ouve Rivière”
    “La Douve Rivière”
    “Ouve”
    “Ouve River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hôtel Hervieu de Pontlouis and Église Notre-Dame de Carentan.
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is a historic building.
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is a church.
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Hilaire-Petitville and Carentan-les-Marais.
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is a former commune in the…
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is a commune in the department of , northwestern .
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is a former commune in the department in in northwestern . is situated 3 km northeast of Douve.

Douve

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Latitude
49.31791° or 49° 19′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.22664° or 1° 13′ 36″ west
Open location code
8CXW8Q9F+58
Geo­Names ID
3020893
Wiki­data ID
Q1252782

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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”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carentan Railway Station and Pont du Vey.

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