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    Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁbuʁ ɑ̃ kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃]; Norman: Tchidbouo) is a port city in the department of Manche, Normandy, northwestern...
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    The Cotentin Peninsula (US: /ˌkoʊtɒ̃ˈtæ̃/, French: [kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃]; Norman: Cotentîn [kotɑ̃ˈtẽ] ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in...
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  • formed when Cherbourg and Octeville merged on 28 February 2000. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, of which...
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    commune of Cherbourg-Octeville on 28 February 2000, which was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on 1 January 2016. Cherbourg is protected...
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  • The canton of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin-3 (before March 2020: canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-3) is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern...
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    be transferred to shallow-water facilities in France). Cherbourg, at the end of the Cotentin Peninsula, was the largest port accessible from the landings...
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  • The canton of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin-4 (before March 2020: canton of Équeurdreville-Hainneville) is an administrative division of the Manche department...
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  • The canton of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin-2 (before March 2020: canton of Cherbourg-Octeville-2) is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern...
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    arrondissement of Cherbourg is an arrondissement of France in the Manche department in the Normandy region. It lies entirely on the Cotentin Peninsula and...
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  • The canton of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin-5 (before March 2020: canton of Tourlaville) is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern...
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