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Cherbourg-Octeville

Cherbourg-Octeville
Administration
Full nameCherbourg-Octeville
CountryFrance
RegionLower Normandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
IntercommunalityCherbourg
MayorBernard Cazeneuve
Statistics
Highest Elevation416.7 ft (127 m)
Land Area5.5 sq mi (14.26 km2)
Total Population42318 (1999)
- Density7686.1/sq mi (2967.6/km2)
Postal code50100, 50130
INSEE50129

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Cherbourg-Octeville is a city and commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Originally just Cherbourg, it was formed when the city absorbed Octeville on 28 February 2000, and was officially renamed Cherbourg-Octeville.

Cherbourg holds an arsenal of the French Navy.


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