Montebourg
Appearance
Montebourg | |
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![]() The church of Saint Jacques | |
Coordinates: 49°29′18″N 1°22′42″W / 49.4883°N 1.3783°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | Valognes |
Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Mauquest[1] |
Area 1 | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,001 |
• Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50341 /50310 |
Elevation | 21–116 m (69–381 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Montebourg (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tbuʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
Geography
[edit]Montebourg is located southeast of Cherbourg.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,026 | — |
1975 | 2,039 | +0.09% |
1982 | 1,956 | −0.59% |
1990 | 2,052 | +0.60% |
1999 | 2,022 | −0.16% |
2007 | 2,084 | +0.38% |
2012 | 2,083 | −0.01% |
2017 | 2,096 | +0.12% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Montebourg are blazoned : Gules, a cross moline Or.
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International relations
[edit]Montebourg is twinned with:
- Walheim,*
Aachen, Germany (1960)
- Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
- Saint Saviour, Guernsey
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Montebourg, Jumelage, Aachen-Walheim.jpg Aachen Partnership Committee
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Montebourg, Jumelage, Sturminster Newton.jpg Sturminster Newton Partnership Committee
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Montebourg, Jumelage, Saint Saviour.jpg Saint Saviour Partnership Committee
Main sights
[edit]- Église Saint-Jacques de Montebourg
- Abbaye de Montebourg (List of Benedictine monasteries in France)
- Statue de Jeanne d'Arc de Montebourg
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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