Cherbourg is a city of Normandy, in northwestern France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. It is a seaport on the English Channel. The city of Cherbourg absorbed Octeville on February 28, 2000, and was officially renamed Cherbourg-Octeville. The nearest airport is in Maupertus-sur-Mer which is named Cherbourg Maupertuis (IATA code: CER, IACO code: LFRC).

Cherbourg holds an arsenal of the French Navy.

Contents

1 History 1.1 Cherbourg-Octeville 1.2 Periphery 2 Demographics 3 See also 4 Sites of interest 5 Arrondissement 6 External link

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.

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.

Demographics

The combined population of Cherbourg and Octeville at the 1999 census was 42,318 inhabitants. Population of Cherbourg metropolitan area (French: aire urbaine de Cherbourg) at the 1999 census was 117,855 inhabitants.

See also

• Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), a musical film

Sites of interest

La Glacerie also has a race track.

Arrondissement

The Arrondissement of Cherbourg-Octeville includes 15 cantons and 189 communes:

• Canton of Beaumont-Hague (part of Communauté de Communes de la Hague)

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Auderville	291	4.33 km²	50020	50440	Audervillais sing., -e pl.	-
Biville	418	8.7 km²	48.05/km²	50057	50040	-	-

• Canton of Barneville-Carteret :

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Barneville-Carteret	2,458	10.29 km²	238.87/km²	50031	50270	-	-
Baubigny	168	6.41 km²	26.2/km²	50033	50270	-	-

• Canton of Branville-Hague :

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Branville-Hague	108	2.12 km²	47.64/km²	50073	50440	-	-

• • Other: The port of Barneville-Carteret is linked with the Channel Islands.

• • Other: Bréhal is a seaside resort with the hamlet of Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal

• Canton of Bricquebec :

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Breuville	359	8.54 km²	43.04/km²	50079	50260	-	-
Bricquebec	4,442	32.66 km²	136.01/km²	50082	50260	Bricquebétais sing., -e pl.	-

• • Other: The origin of the name Bricquebec derives from Scandinavian brekka slope and bekkr brook The slope of the brook.

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
La Glacerie	5,498	18.7 km²	294.01/km²	50203	50470	-	[1]

• Canton of Montebourg

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Azeville	79	3 km²	26.333/km²	50026	50130	-	-
Joganville	85	2.87 km²	29.62/km²	-	-	50258	50310	-	-

• Canton of Les Pieux :

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Benoîtville	463	8.29 km²	55.85/km²	50045	50340	-	-
Bricquebosq	451	8.06 km²	55.96/km²	50083	50340	-	-

• Canton of Quettehou

Name	Population	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Anneville-en-Saire	328	6 km²	50013	50760	-	-
Aumeville-Lestre	142	2.44 km²	58,19/km²	50022	50630	-	-
Barflor	650	.6 km²	1,083.3/km²	50030	50760	-	-

Barfleur is one of the most beautiful villages in France.

• Canton of Sainte-Mère-Église:

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Audouville-la-Hubert	84	6.4 km²	13.125/km²	50021	50480	-	-
Beuzeville-au-Plain	46	2.04 km²	22.55/km²	50051	50480	-	-
Beuzeville-la-Bastille	164	4.34 km²	37.79/km²	50052	50360	-	-
Blosville	210	4.22 km²	49.76/km²	50059	50480	-	-
Brucheville	147	13.33 km²	11.2/km²	50089	50480	-	-
Cosqueville	491	-	-	50142	50330	-	-

• Canton of Saint-Pierre-Église :

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Brillevast	303	9.07 km²	33.41/km²	50086	50330	-	-

• Canton of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte:

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Besneville	277	5.72 km²	48.43/km²	50049	50390	-	-
Biniville	90	2.98 km²	30.20/km²	50055	50390	-	-
Blosville	210	4.22 km²	49.76/km²	50059	50480	-	-
La Bonneville	144	6.31 km²	22.82/km²	50064	50360	-	-
Boutteville	62	1.82 km²	34.07/km²	50070	50480	-	-

• Canton of Valognes:

Name	Population (1999)	Area	Density	Location	INSEE code	Postal code	Name of inhabitants	Website
Huberville	281	5.76 km²	49/km²	-1.42/1°24'15 W 49.52/49°31'7'	50251	50700	-	-

External link

• Cherbourg/Octeville City Council