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  2. Divers
  3. Normandie
  4. Manche
  5. 50690 Sideville

  6. German swimming pool and its infrastructure

German swimming pool and its infrastructure à Sideville dans la Manche

Manche

German swimming pool and its infrastructure

    3 Le Boulay
    50690 Sideville
Piscine allemande et ses infrastructures
Piscine allemande et ses infrastructures
Piscine allemande et ses infrastructures
Piscine allemande et ses infrastructures
Piscine allemande et ses infrastructures
Piscine allemande et ses infrastructures
Piscine allemande et ses infrastructures

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
vers 1942
Pool construction
23 décembre 2024
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The German swimming pool and its infrastructure, in its entirety, situated in the place called Le Boulay, remains of the Second World War, namely the hydraulic network, a light shelter, a heal and the sanitary facilities adjacent to it, as well as the land base where they are preserved, including archaeological remains buried or in known elevations or to be discovered, on plot No. 50 Le Boule, appearing in the cadastre section ZD, as represented on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 23 December 2024

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Origin and history

The German cantonment site of the Boulay in Sideville, dated the 2nd quarter of the 20th century, houses a 25-metre-long reinforced concrete swimming pool equipped with divers. This rare vestige, built around 1942, was part of the Wn 258 resistance nest, a strategic zone of the Luftwaffe during the occupation. Placed near a requisitioned master's house, it also included a light shelter, a cure and sanitary facilities, now partially preserved.

The monument illustrates the logistic organization of the German forces in Normandy, with infrastructures designed for the well-being of soldiers, such as this exceptional swimming pool. The second set of buildings, now extinct, completed this military complex, whose land base and archaeological remains have remained protected since December 2024.

The location, noted as mediocre (precision 5/10), corresponds to the place called Le Boulay, on the cadastral plot ZD n°50. This site, registered with the Historical Monuments, includes the hydraulic network and associated structures, offering a unique material testimony of the Second World War in Lower Normandy.

External links

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