Vesly () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It has a population of approximately 600 people. (651 in 2009 study) It is located on the Cotentin Peninsula, about 6 km from the sea, 44 km south of Cherbourg and 83 km west of Caen. In 1972 the commune of Gerville-la-Forêt was consolidated into Vesly as an associated commune. Notable people Charles-Alexis-Adrien Duhérissier de Gerville - historian, naturalist and archaeologist, born in Gerville-la-Forêt See also Communes of the Manche department References Communes of Manche