Hébécrevon

Part of Thèreval in Normandy, France

Location of Hébécrevon

49°07′37″N 1°09′54″W / 49.1269°N 1.165°W / 49.1269; -1.165CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentMancheArrondissementSaint-LôCantonSaint-Lô-1CommuneThèreval Area

13.39 km² (5.17 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

1,132 • Density85/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

50180

Elevation7–108 m (23–354 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hébécrevon (French pronunciation: [ebekʁəvɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Thèreval.^[2]

History

Hébécrevon was the site of many battles in July 1944 leading to the Allied victory of the St. Lo campaign in July 1944. It was here that US Army Forward Artillery observer Lt. Henry Victor Crawford, and his jeep driver, Corporal Charles Brown died, just yards from the Hebecrevon Church.