Corps de Garde, Saint-Germain-sur-Ay

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The body of guard known as the Corps de Garde chapel or Notre-Dame-du Rosaire chapel or the Grapillon chapel is located in the territory of the French commune of Saint-Germain-sur-Ay, in the department of Manche, in the Normandy region. It was a fortified 17th century building for coastal surveillance for coastguard militias and customs officers. The former guard corps, which is a testimony of the defence of the Cotentin coasts under the Old Regime, is listed as historical monuments.