Cherbourg-Octeville

Delegated commune in Normandy, France

Delegated commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in Normandy, France

Location of Cherbourg-Octeville

49°38′N 1°37′W / 49.63°N 1.62°W / 49.63; -1.62CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentMancheArrondissementCherbourgCanton3 cantonsCommuneCherbourg-en-Cotentin Area

14.26 km² (5.51 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

35,338 • Density2,500/km² (6,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

50120

Elevation0–133 m (0–436 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cherbourg-Octeville (French: [ʃɛʁbuʁ ɔkt(ə)vil] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.^[2] It was formed when Cherbourg and Octeville merged on 28 February 2000.^[2]^[3] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin,^[4] of which it became a delegated commune.^[2] Its population was 35,338 in 2019.^[1]

Cherbourg-Octeville is represented by a delegate mayor (Sébastien Fagnen, elected in 2017)^[5] and a delegate municipal council.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	40,288	—
2012	37,121	−1.62%
2017	35,493	−0.89%
2019	35,338	−0.22%
Source: INSEE^[6]^[7]^[1]

References and notes

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^ ^a ^b ^c Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ ^a ^b ^c Commune de Cherbourg-Octeville (50129), commune déléguée, INSEE
^ Décret 23 February 2000 (in French)
^ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
^ "Sébastien Fagnen devient le plus jeune maire de Cherbourg-Octeville". La Manche Libre. 18 October 2017.
^ "Populations légales 2012: Commune de Cherbourg-Octeville (50129)". Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE