Cherbourg-Octeville, Administrative center in Manche, France.
Cherbourg-OctevilleisanadministrativeunitwithinCherbourg-en-Cotentinafterthemergerin2016,bringingtogetherharborareawithsurroundingterritory.Thelandrisefromsealelaveltoanaltitudeof133metersacrossgreenrollingslopesandcoastline.
ThemergrofChrbourganOctevillthappendonFebruary282000,creatingjointadministrativeframework.ThisonsolationbecamepatofwidreformltimatlyldingtfrmationChbourg-en-Cotentinin20.
ThenameCherbourg-Octevillejoinsthemedievalharborwithhigherlandinwardvillage.Theseboundariesappearonsignsandaddresses,thoughtheplacehasgrowntogetherasone.
Administrativeservicesaredivideacrossthreesectorsorthwest,southeastsouthwest,helpviistorsorientatelocaloffices.Municipaldeskregistrationpointsaredistributedaccordinglyseverllocations.
Theharborinstallationcoversroughly1500hectarsandwasbuilbetween17831853.Itstandsamonglargestartificialmaritimestructuresinurop.
Location: Manche
Location: canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-Nord-Ouest
Location: canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Est
Location: canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Ouest
Location: arrondissement of Cherbourg
Inception: February 28, 2000
Elevation above the sea: 68 m
Shares border with: Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Website: http://ville-cherbourg.fr
GPS coordinates: 49.63889,-1.62500
Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:02
Redoutable
1.2 km
Cité de la Mer
1 km
Gare Maritime de Cherbourg
943 m
Basilique Sainte-Trinité de Cherbourg
380 m
Equestrian statue of Napoleon
471 m
Abbaye Notre-Dame du Vœu
1.5 km
Musée Thomas-Henry
227 m
Fort du Roule
1.2 km
Launch site for V-1 flying bombs at Brécourt
3.6 km
Montagne du Roule
1.5 km
Phare du fort de l'Ouest
4.3 km
Jardin public de Cherbourg
996 m
Muséum Emmanuel Liais
558 m
Église Saint-Martin d'Octeville
2 km
Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière
885 m
Hôtel de ville de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
390 m
Monument à Armand de Briqueville
287 m
Statue de Jean-François Millet, Cherbourg
1 km
Fort du Tôt
2.6 km
Musée de la Libération
1.2 km
Hôtel Épron de la Horie
438 m
Fort des Couplets
3.1 km
Église Notre-Dame du Vœu, Cherbourg
405 m
Hotel Atlantique (Cherbourg)
948 m
Théâtre Vox
1.1 km
Théâtre à l'Italienne
191 m
Église Saint-Clément de Cherbourg
849 m
Marché de Cherbourg
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