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Cherbourg-Octeville

former city in Manche, France
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Summary

Cherbourg-Octeville is a commune of France[1]. Cherbourg-Octeville ranks in the top 0.82% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,223 views/month, #256 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Croix de guerre 1939–1945[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manche[4], canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-Nord-Ouest[5], canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Est[6], canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Ouest[7], arrondissement of Cherbourg[8]
  • Country: France[9]
  • Located in or next to body of water: English Channel[10]
  • Instance of: delegated commune[11]
  • Shares border with: Équeurdreville-Hainneville[12]
  • Twinned administrative body: Bremerhaven[13], Poole[14], Kaliningrad[15]
  • Postal code: 50100[16], 50130[17], 50120[18], 50470[19], 50110[20], 50460[21]
  • Commons category: Cherbourg-Octeville[22]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[23], UTC+02:00[24]
  • Inception: February 28, 2000[25]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 31, 2015[26]
  • Official website: http://www.ville-cherbourg.fr[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cherbourg-Octeville[28]
  • Population: 37,055[29], 36,673[30], 35,493[31], 35,545[32]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Cherbourg-Octeville[33]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[38]
  • Replaces: Cherbourg[39], Octeville[40]
  • Replaced by: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin[41]
  • Capital of: canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Est[42], arrondissement of Cherbourg[43], canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Ouest[44], canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-Nord-Ouest[45], canton of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin-3[46], canton of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin-2[47], canton of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin-1[48]
  • Official name: Cherbourg-Octeville[49]
  • Category for people born here: Category:People born in Cherbourg-Octeville[50]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin[51]
  • Native label: Cherbourg-Octeville[52]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Cherbourg-Octeville[53]

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Physical Characteristics

Cherbourg-Octeville covers an area of 14.26 km²[54]. Elevations include 15 m[55], 0 m[56], 139 m[57], and 68 m[58].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cherbourg-Octeville include Cherbourg – Maupertus Airport[59], an airport[60], in France[61], founded in 1939[62].

Why It Matters

Cherbourg-Octeville has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Cherbourg-Octeville is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Entities named for Cherbourg-Octeville include Cherbourg – Maupertus Airport[59], an airport[60], in France[61], founded in 1939[62].

FAQs

What awards did Cherbourg-Octeville receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1939–1945[3].

Related Entities

Cherbourg Cherbourg-en-Cotentin France Georges Sorel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  46. [48] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  55. [58] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [54] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Équeurdreville-Hainneville
    Biblissima authority id → Q28149
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  2. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Cherbourg-Octeville
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.26'}
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +2
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 49.638888888889, 'lon': -1.625}
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