Équeurdreville-Hainneville () is a former

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in the

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in north-western

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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Cherbourg-en-Cotentin () is a city in the department of Manche, Normandy, northwestern France, established on 1 January 2016.

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1 December 2015 Its population was 16,313 in 2019. It was formed when Équeurdreville and Hainneville merged on 1 January 1965.

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