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Barfleur

Barfleur (French pronunciation: [baʁflœʁ]) is a commune and fishing village in Manche, Normandy, northwestern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

During the Middle Ages, Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England.

The commune is close to the northeastern tip of the Cotentin Peninsula. About two miles (3.2 km) to the north is Cape Barfleur, with a lighthouse 233 feet (71 m) high. It is twinned with Lyme Regis in the UK. A Brittany Ferries vessel is named after the village and operates from nearby Cherbourg-Octeville to Poole in the UK.

Barfleur is very close to being the exact antipode of New Zealand's Antipodes Islands.

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