La Hague

This article is about the commune in northwestern France. For the peninsula and cape, see Cap de la Hague. For the city in the Netherlands, see The Hague.

La Hague
Commune
The tourist office in Beaumont-Hague
Location of La Hague
La Hague Location within France La Hague Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 49°39′50″N 1°50′10″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	La Hague
Intercommunality	CA Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Manuela Mahier
Area 1	148.68 km2 (57.41 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	11,484
• Density	77.240/km2 (200.05/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50041 /50440, 50460, 50680
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Hague (French pronunciation: [la aɡ]) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Beaumont-Hague (the seat), Acqueville, Auderville, Biville, Branville-Hague, Digulleville, Éculleville, Flottemanville-Hague, Gréville-Hague, Herqueville, Jobourg, Omonville-la-Petite, Omonville-la-Rogue, Sainte-Croix-Hague, Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, Tonneville, Urville-Nacqueville, Vasteville and Vauville.

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 6,044 —     1975 5,933 −0.26% 1982 7,487 +3.38% 1990 10,689 +4.55% 1999 10,879 +0.20% 2007 11,524 +0.72% 2012 11,932 +0.70% 2017 11,634 −0.50% 2023 11,484 −0.22% Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of La Hague at 1 January 2025. Source: INSEE

Sights

• The Brasserie waterfall, fed by the Sainte-Hélène stream, supplies water to the hamlet of La Brasserie, located south of the town.
• Quervière Bay with the Pointe du Cormoran headland.
• The Vauville pond nature reserve.
• The Castel Vendon rock, painted by Jean-François Millet, in Gréville-Hague.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department