Grande Pierre
Grande Pierre is an archaeological site in Maupertus-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy. Grande Pierre is situated nearby to the archaeological site La Petite Pierre, as well as near the church Église Saint-Martin de Maupertus-sur-Mer.Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: menhir in Maupertus-sur-Mer, France
- Also known as: “La Grande Pierre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin de Maupertus-sur-Mer and Manoir de Maupertus.
Église Saint-Martin de Maupertus-sur-Mer
Church
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Église Saint-Martin de Maupertus-sur-Mer is a church, which is situated 490 metres northeast of Grande Pierre.
Manoir de Maupertus
Castle
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Manoir de Maupertus is a castle, which is situated 640 metres northeast of Grande Pierre.
Cherbourg – Maupertus Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Antonov14, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherbourg–Maupertus Airport or Aéroport de Cherbourg–Maupertus is an airport located 11 km east of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, between Maupertus-sur-Mer and Gonneville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bretteville and Gonneville.
Bretteville
Village
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Bretteville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.
Gonneville
Village
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Gonneville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gonneville-le-Theil.
Carneville
Village
Photo: Buffoleo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carneville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Carneville is situated 3 km northeast of Grande Pierre.
Grande Pierre
- Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Maupertus-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.65499° or 49° 39′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.48906° or 1° 29′ 21″ westOpen location code
8CXWMG36+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2283981136OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3115002
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Grande Pierre” goes by many names.
- French: “Grande Pierre”
- German: “Grande Pierre”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Petite Pierre and War memorial of Maupertus-sur-Mer.
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