the ancient Granonum, a fortified seaport town of France, department of La Manche, at the foot of a steep, rocky promontory projecting into the English Channel, 30 miles S.W. of St Lô. It is surrounded by strong walls, and the streets are narrow and steep. The only remarkable building is the parish church, a venerable Gothic edifice. The harbour is spacious and secure, but dry at low water. Works, however, are now in progress for the improvement of the harbour generally, and for the construction of wet docks. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the coasting trade, or in the cod and oyster fisheries. Ship-building is also carried on. It has a tribunal of commerce, an hospital, public baths, and a naval school. Granville was bombarded and burned by the English in 1695, and partly destroyed by the Vendean troops in 1793. Pop. 8347.