Cherbourg-Octeville
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| Région
| Basse-Normandie
|
| Départment
| Manche (sous-préfecture)
|
| Arrondissement
| Cherbourg-Octeville
|
| Canton
| Chief town of 3 cantons
|
| INSEE
| 50129
|
| Postal Code
| 50100 and 50130
|
Mayor
Current Term
| Bernard Cazeneuve
|
| Intercommunality
| Communauté Urbaine de Cherbourg (CUC)
|
| Longitude
| 01°38' W
|
| Latitude
| 49°38'22 N
|
| Altitudes
| average :
minimum :
maximum : 127 m (Montagne du Roule)
|
| Area
| 6.91 km²
|
| Population without double-counting
| 44,108 inhab.
(1999)
|
| Population Density
| 3,667 inhab./km²
|
Cherbourg-Octeville is a town and
commune in
Normandy, north-west France. It was formed when the city of Cherbourg absorbed Octeville on
February 28,
2000, and was officially renamed Cherbourg-Octeville.
Cherbourg holds an arsenal of the French Navy.
Geography
Cherbourg-Octeville is situated at the north of the
Cotentin Peninsula. It is in the
Manche département (of which it is the
sous-préfecture) in the
Basse-Normandie région. The city has an area of 6.9km
2.
Demographics
The combined population of Cherbourg and Octeville at the
1999 census was 42,318 inhabitants. Population of Cherbourg metropolitan area (the
aire urbaine de Cherbourg) at the 1999 census was 117,855 inhabitants.
Napoléon and Marie Louise attending the parade of the squadron in Cherbourg in 1811
History
Cherbourg-Octeville
Cherbourg was the first stop of
RMS Titanic after it left
Southampton,
England.
On 19 June 1864, the naval engagement between USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama took place off Cherbourg.
The Battle of Cherbourg, fought in June 1944 following the Normandy Invasion, ended with the capture of Cherbourg on June 30.
Periphery
La Glacerie comes from the French for
glass factory in which the name comes from. In
1655, Lucas de Néhou built a glass factory which was provided for buildings like
Galerie des Glaces and
Château de Versailles.
The manufacture in La Glacerie was destroyed by Allied bombardments in 1944.
Sites of interest
La Glacerie has a race track.
The Cité de la mer is a large museum devoted to scientific and historical aspects of maritime subjects.
[Cherbourg Basilica:[link]]
Public Transport and Infrastructure
Cherbourg-Octeville is a
seaport on the
English Channel, with the majority of its cross channel ferry services being operated by
Brittany Ferries to
Poole and
Portsmouth. Services to
Rosslare,
Republic of Ireland, are operated by
Irish Ferries and Celtic Link.
The city's station is at the end of a railway line built by the Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest from Paris. As well as a main line station was the Gare Maritime Transatlantique station.
Cherbourg is also at the end of the N13 road from Paris and Caen.
The nearest airport is in Maupertus-sur-Mer which is named Cherbourg Maupertus (IATA code: CER, IACO code: LFRC).
See also
External link
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