Cherbourg
Sign in to saveCherbourg is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche. It was merged into the commune of Cherbourg-Octeville on 28 February 2000, which was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on 1 January 2016.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 26,655
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Cherbourg
- French commune.image
- Cherbourg.jpg
- French commune.caption
- May 2006 aerial view of Cherbourg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cherbourg
- French commune.INSEE
- 50129
- French commune.postal code
- 50100
- French commune.commune
- Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
- French commune.elevation max m
- 139
- French commune.area km2
- 6.91
- French commune.population
- 25370
- French commune.population date
- 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Cherbourg
- Population
- 25370
- Area
- 6.91
- Image
- Basilique Sainte-Trinité de Cherbourg-7958.jpg
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- postal code
- 50100
- Commons category
- Cherbourg
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2000-02-27
- P12749
- Gentianopsis
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69 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Geology
- Hydrography
- Climate
- Routes of communication and transport
- Road
- Sea
- Rail
- Bus
- Air
- History
- Heraldry
- Origins and toponymy
- Middle Ages
- 17th to 19th century
- Early 20th century
- Second World War
- Postwar
- Turn of the millennium
- Miscellany
- Population
- Urban fabric
- Demography
- Housing
- Parks and green spaces
- Economy
- Historic
- Economic data
- Main activities
- Politics and administration
- Administrative divisions
- Political trends and results
- List of mayors
- Municipal administration
- Budget
- International relations
- Justice
- Local life
- Education
- Sport
- Health
- Religion
- Personalities linked to the commune
- Natives of Cherbourg
- Natives of Octeville
- Died in Cherbourg
- Others linked to Cherbourg
- Culture and heritage
- Cultural facilities
- Museums
- Literature
- Cherbourg-Octeville in literature
- Cinema
- Films shot in Cherbourg
- Language
- Gastronomy
- Heritage
- Civil monuments
- Memorials
- Military monuments
- Religious monuments
- Military life
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Cherbourg is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche. It was merged into the commune of Cherbourg-Octeville on 28 February 2000, which was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on 1 January 2016.
Cherbourg is protected by Cherbourg Harbour, between La Hague and Val de Saire, and the city has been a strategic position over the centuries, disputed between the English and French. Cited as one of the "keys to the kingdom" by Vauban, it became, by colossal maritime development work, a first-rate military port under the leadership of Napoleon I, and holds an arsenal of the French Navy. A stopping point for prestigious transatlantic liners in the first half of the 20th century, Cherbourg was the primary goal of US troops during the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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