Cherbourg-Octeville
(Reguidit frae Cherbourg)
Cherbourg-Octeville (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁ.buʁ ɔk.tə.vil]) is a ceety an commune situatit at the northren end o the Cotentin peninsula in the northwastren French depairtment o Manche.
Cherbourg-Octeville | |
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![]() An aerial view o the Cherbourg agglomeration in Mey 2006 | |
Coordinates: 49°38′N 1°37′W / 49.63°N 1.62°WCoordinates: 49°38′N 1°37′W / 49.63°N 1.62°W | |
Kintra | Fraunce |
Region | Normandy |
Depairtment | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Intercommunality | Cherbourg |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Bernard Cazeneuve |
Area 1 | 14.26 km2 (5.51 sq mi) |
Population (2012)2 | 37,121 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50129 /50100 |
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. |