Cherbourg
Arrondissement
Location within the region Normandy
Location within the region Normandy
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
No. of communes144
SubprefectureCherbourg-en-Cotentin
Area
1,643.9 km2 (634.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
186,735
 • Density114/km2 (300/sq mi)
INSEE code502

The arrondissement of Cherbourg is an arrondissement of France in the Manche department in the Normandy region. It lies entirely on the Cotentin Peninsula and has 144 communes.[2] Its population is 189,748 (2016), and its area is 1,643.9 km2 (634.7 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Cherbourg, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Anneville-en-Saire (50013)
  2. Audouville-la-Hubert (50021)
  3. Aumeville-Lestre (50022)
  4. Azeville (50026)
  5. Barfleur (50030)
  6. Barneville-Carteret (50031)
  7. Baubigny (50033)
  8. Benoîtville (50045)
  9. Besneville (50049)
  10. Beuzeville-la-Bastille (50052)
  11. Biniville (50055)
  12. Blosville (50059)
  13. La Bonneville (50064)
  14. Boutteville (50070)
  15. Bretteville (50077)
  16. Breuville (50079)
  17. Bricquebec-en-Cotentin (50082)
  18. Bricquebosq (50083)
  19. Brillevast (50086)
  20. Brix (50087)
  21. Canteloup (50096)
  22. Canville-la-Rocque (50097)
  23. Carneville (50101)
  24. Catteville (50105)
  25. Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (50129)
  26. Clitourps (50135)
  27. Colomby (50138)
  28. Couville (50149)
  29. Crasville (50150)
  30. Crosville-sur-Douve (50156)
  31. Digosville (50162)
  32. Écausseville (50169)
  33. Émondeville (50172)
  34. Éroudeville (50175)
  35. L'Étang-Bertrand (50176)
  36. Étienville (50177)
  37. Fermanville (50178)
  38. Fierville-les-Mines (50183)
  39. Flamanville (50184)
  40. Flottemanville (50186)
  41. Fontenay-sur-Mer (50190)
  42. Fresville (50194)
  43. Gatteville-le-Phare (50196)
  44. Golleville (50207)
  45. Gonneville-le-Theil (50209)
  46. Grosville (50222)
  47. La Hague (50041)
  48. Le Ham (50227)
  49. Hardinvast (50230)
  50. Hautteville-Bocage (50233)
  51. La Haye-d'Ectot (50235)
  52. Héauville (50238)
  53. Helleville (50240)
  54. Hémevez (50241)
  55. Hiesville (50246)
  56. Huberville (50251)
  57. Joganville (50258)
  58. Lestre (50268)
  59. Liesville-sur-Douve (50269)
  60. Lieusaint (50270)
  61. Magneville (50285)
  62. Martinvast (50294)
  63. Maupertus-sur-Mer (50296)
  64. Le Mesnil (50299)
  65. Le Mesnil-au-Val (50305)
  66. Les Moitiers-d'Allonne (50332)
  67. Montaigu-la-Brisette (50335)
  68. Montebourg (50341)
  69. Montfarville (50342)
  70. Morville (50360)
  71. Négreville (50369)
  72. Néhou (50370)
  73. Neuville-au-Plain (50373)
  74. Neuville-en-Beaumont (50374)
  75. Nouainville (50382)
  76. Octeville-l'Avenel (50384)
  77. Orglandes (50387)
  78. Ozeville (50390)
  79. La Pernelle (50395)
  80. Picauville (50400)
  81. Pierreville (50401)
  82. Les Pieux (50402)
  83. Port-Bail-sur-Mer (50412)
  84. Quettehou (50417)
  85. Quinéville (50421)
  86. Rauville-la-Bigot (50425)
  87. Rauville-la-Place (50426)
  88. Reigneville-Bocage (50430)
  89. Réville (50433)
  90. Rocheville (50435)
  91. Le Rozel (50442)
  92. Saint-Christophe-du-Foc (50454)
  93. Saint-Cyr (50461)
  94. Sainte-Colombe (50457)
  95. Sainte-Geneviève (50469)
  96. Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (50509)
  97. Sainte-Mère-Église (50523)
  98. Saint-Floxel (50467)
  99. Saint-Georges-de-la-Rivière (50471)
  100. Saint-Germain-de-Tournebut (50478)
  101. Saint-Germain-de-Varreville (50479)
  102. Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard (50480)
  103. Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou (50486)
  104. Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière (50490)
  105. Saint-Joseph (50498)
  106. Saint-Marcouf (50507)
  107. Saint-Martin-d'Audouville (50511)
  108. Saint-Martin-de-Varreville (50517)
  109. Saint-Martin-le-Gréard (50519)
  110. Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin (50522)
  111. Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise (50536)
  112. Saint-Pierre-Église (50539)
  113. Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (50551)
  114. Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (50562)
  115. Saussemesnil (50567)
  116. Sébeville (50571)
  117. Sénoville (50572)
  118. Sideville (50575)
  119. Siouville-Hague (50576)
  120. Sortosville (50578)
  121. Sortosville-en-Beaumont (50577)
  122. Sottevast (50579)
  123. Sotteville (50580)
  124. Surtainville (50585)
  125. Taillepied (50587)
  126. Tamerville (50588)
  127. Teurthéville-Bocage (50593)
  128. Teurthéville-Hague (50594)
  129. Théville (50596)
  130. Tocqueville (50598)
  131. Tollevast (50599)
  132. Tréauville (50604)
  133. Turqueville (50609)
  134. Urville (50610)
  135. Valcanville (50613)
  136. Valognes (50615)
  137. Varouville (50618)
  138. Le Vast (50619)
  139. Vaudreville (50621)
  140. Le Vicel (50633)
  141. Vicq-sur-Mer (50142)
  142. Videcosville (50634)
  143. Virandeville (50643)
  144. Yvetot-Bocage (50648)

History

The arrondissement of Cherbourg was created in 1811.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Manche, it gained two communes from the arrondissement of Coutances.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Cherbourg were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Barneville-Carteret
  2. Beaumont-Hague
  3. Bricquebec
  4. Cherbourg-Octeville-Nord-Ouest
  5. Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Est
  6. Cherbourg-Octeville-Sud-Ouest
  7. Équeurdreville-Hainneville
  8. Montebourg
  9. Les Pieux
  10. Quettehou
  11. Sainte-Mère-Église
  12. Saint-Pierre-Église
  13. Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
  14. Tourlaville
  15. Valognes

References

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Cherbourg (502)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. ^ Historique de la Manche
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 27–40. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 50 Manche, INSEE

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