Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Two Vauban watchtowers — on the islets of Tatihou and La Hougue — earned this pocket-sized Normandy fishing village a place on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2008, and the village itself was voted France's favourite village in a 2019 television poll. Sitting on the water with scenic views across the bay, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue has a modest but real café and restaurant scene for a place its size.
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- Population2,144
- Nearest water from center 1.5 km1.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 19 km12 mi
Nearest airports
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Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue: quick answers
Where is Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue?
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is in France, about 26 km16 miles in a straight line from Cherbourg-Octeville.
How do you get to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue?
The nearest airport is Cherbourg (CER), about 31 min away by road. The nearest train station is Lison, about 1 hr 2 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue?
The warmest month is August, averaging 17°C63°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at 7°C44°F. The wettest month is December, with about 118 mm4.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 4 restaurants, 3 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.