Montebourg

Montebourg
Commune
The church of Saint Jacques
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Coordinates: 49°29′18″N 1°22′42″W / 49.4883°N 1.3783°W / 49.4883; -1.3783Coordinates: 49°29′18″N 1°22′42″W / 49.4883°N 1.3783°W / 49.4883; -1.3783
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Valognes
Intercommunality	CA Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Mauquest
Area 1	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,100
• Density	360/km2 (920/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[]

Montebourg is located southeast of Cherbourg.

Heraldry[]

The arms of Montebourg are blazoned : Gules, a cross moline Or.

International relations[]

Montebourg is twinned with:

• ,* Aachen, Germany (1960)
• Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
• , 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[]

• Église Saint-Jacques de Montebourg
• Abbaye de Montebourg (List of Benedictine monasteries in France)
• Statue de Jeanne d'Arc de Montebourg

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  Abbaye de Montebourg - Nef.JPG

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  Montebourg - Statue équestre de Jeanne d'Arc (4).JPG

See also[]

• Communes of the Manche department

References[]

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