Cherbourg-Octeville Explained

Cherbourg-Octeville
Type:Delegated commune
Arrondissement:Cherbourg
Canton:3 cantons
Insee:50129
Postal Code:50120
Commune:Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Coordinates:49.63°N -1.62°W
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:133
Area Km2:14.26
Population:35338
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Cherbourg-Octeville (in 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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM50129-cherbourg-octeville Commune de Cherbourg-Octeville (50129), commune déléguée
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000750489&fastPos=9&fastReqId=655584624&categorieLien=id&oldAction=rechTexte Décret
  4. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/12/1/INTB1529848A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
  5. News: Sébastien Fagnen devient le plus jeune maire de Cherbourg-Octeville. La Manche Libre. 18 October 2017.