Geography Location thumb|right|A map of the Cotentin peninsula, with Cherbourg to the north Cherbourg is located at the northern tip of the Cotentin Peninsula, in the department of Manche, of which it is a subprefecture. At the time of the 1999 census the city of Cherbourg had an area of , while the city of Octeville had an area of . The largest city in the Department of Manche, it is the result of the merger of the communes of Cherbourg and Octeville. The amalgamated city today has an area of . Cherbourg is situated at the mouth of the and at the south of the bay between to the east and Cap de La Hague to the west, Cherbourg-Octeville is from the English coast.
Geography Location thumb|right|A map of the Cotentin peninsula, with Cherbourg to the north Cherbourg is located at the northern tip of the Cotentin Peninsula, in the department of Manche, of which it is a subprefecture. At the time of the 1999 census the city of Cherbourg had an area of , while the city of Octeville had an area of . The largest city in the Department of Manche, it is the result of the merger of the communes of Cherbourg and Octeville The amalgamated city today has an area of . Cherbourg is situated at the mouth of the and at the south of the bay between to the east and Cap de La Hague to the west, Cherbourg-Octeville is from the English coast