BARFLEUR, port of north-west France, department of Manche, 22-1m. N.N.E. of Valognes. Pop. (1931) 1,054. In the middle ages Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England. In 1120 the "White Ship," carrying Prince William, only son of Henry I., went down outside the harbour. About 2m. to the north is Cape Barfleur, with a lighthouse 233ft. high.