Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin is the ''

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

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of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, on the

Cotentin Peninsula The Cotentin Peninsula (, ; nrf, Cotentîn ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France. It extends north-westward into the English Channel, towards Great Britain. To its w ...

. It is located in the

Manche Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.department, in the

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

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, northwestern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of 9 communautés de communes and the 2 new communes Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and

La Hague La Hague () is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Beaumont-Hague (the seat), Acqueville, Auderville, Biville, Branville-Hague, ...

.Arrêté préfectoral
4 November 2016 Its area is 1439.4 km². Its population was 179,484 in 2018, of which 79,144 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 129 communes:CA du Cotentin (N° SIREN : 200067205)
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Anneville-en-Saire Anneville-en-Saire () is a commune in the Manche department of the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of ...

Aumeville-Lestre Aumeville-Lestre is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departm ...

# Azeville #

Barfleur Barfleur () is a commune and fishing village in Manche, Normandy, northwestern France. History During the Middle Ages, Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England. * 1066: A large medallion fixed to a rock in the harbour ...

Barneville-Carteret Barneville-Carteret () is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region of north-western France. For many years it has been a popular seaside resort destination. The commune resulted from a merger of two communes in 1964: Barnevill ...

# Baubigny # Benoîtville # Besneville # Biniville #

La Bonneville La Bonneville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of F ...

# Bretteville #

Breuville Breuville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. Population The inhabitants are called ''Breuvillais''. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France ...

Bricquebec-en-Cotentin Bricquebec-en-Cotentin (, literally ''Bricquebec in Cotentin'') is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bricquebec (the seat), Les Perqu ...

Bricquebosq Bricquebosq () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of ...

Brillevast Brillevast is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, ...

# Brix # Canteloup #

Canville-la-Rocque Canville-la-Rocque () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, ...

Carneville Carneville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, departmen ...

# Catteville # Cherbourg-en-Cotentin #

Clitourps Clitourps () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, department ...

# Colomby #

Couville Couville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, department ...

# Crasville # Crosville-sur-Douve #

Digosville Digosville () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, department of France. ...

# Écausseville # Émondeville # Éroudeville # L'Étang-Bertrand #

Fermanville Fermanville () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. Located on the Channel coast between Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and Barfleur, Fermanville is divided into small hamlets on either side of the Cap lévi, the headland formi ...

# Fierville-les-Mines # Flamanville # Flottemanville # Fontenay-sur-Mer # Fresville #

Gatteville-le-Phare Gatteville-le-Phare () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department *Antipodes Islands, the exact antipodes In geography, the antipode () of any spot on Earth is the point o ...

# Golleville # Gonneville-le-Theil # Grosville #

# Le Ham #

Hardinvast Hardinvast () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, department of France ...

# Hautteville-Bocage #

La Haye-d'Ectot La Haye-d'Ectot () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, depa ...

Héauville Héauville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, departmen ...

Helleville Helleville () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, department of France ...

# Hémevez # Huberville # Joganville # Lestre # Lieusaint # Magneville #

Martinvast Martinvast () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, departm ...

Maupertus-sur-Mer Maupertus-sur-Mer (, literally ''Maupertus on Sea'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France. See also * Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport ...

# Le Mesnil # Le Mesnil-au-Val #

Les Moitiers-d'Allonne Les Moitiers-d'Allonne () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France ...

# Montaigu-la-Brisette # Montebourg # Montfarville # Morville # Négreville #

Néhou Néhou () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, department o ...

# Neuville-en-Beaumont #

Nouainville Nouainville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, departm ...

# Octeville-l'Avenel # Orglandes # Ozeville # La Pernelle # Pierreville #

Les Pieux Les Pieux () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is the head commune of the Canton of Les Pieux, and of the former communes community of les Pieux. Les Pieux is also twinned with Lytchett Matravers. ...

Port-Bail-sur-Mer Port-Bail-sur-Mer () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Portbail (the seat), Denneville and Saint-Lô-d'Ourville.Quettehou Quettehou is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Morsalines was merged into Quettehou. Geography The town of Quettehou is located at the North-East tip of the peninsula of Cotentin i ...

Quinéville Quinéville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. The Chateau de Quineville is in the village, along with a church, the eglise Notre-Dame. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 44 ...

# Rauville-la-Bigot # Rauville-la-Place # Reigneville-Bocage # Réville # Rocheville # Le Rozel # Saint-Christophe-du-Foc # Saint-Cyr # Sainte-Colombe #

Sainte-Geneviève Saint Genevieve or Sainte-Geneviève may refer to: * Saint Genevieve (419/422–512), the patron of Paris * Saint Geneviève de Loqueffret (10th century), a local saint from Loqueffret, Brittany Buildings * Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, a li ...

# Saint-Floxel #

Saint-Georges-de-la-Rivière Saint-Georges-de-la-Rivière () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments o ...

# Saint-Germain-de-Tournebut # Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard #

Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou (, literally ''Saint-Jacques of Néhou'') is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, com ...

Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of F ...

# Saint-Joseph # Saint-Marcouf # Saint-Martin-d'Audouville #

Saint-Martin-le-Gréard Saint-Martin-le-Gréard () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of Fr ...

Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin (; literally "Saint-Maurice in Cotentin") is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of Fr ...

Saint-Pierre-Église Saint-Pierre-Église () is a Communes of France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France. A market takes place in Saint-Pierre-Église every Wednesday. Inter ...

Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula near Valognes. Its population was 2,099 in 2018. History The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, a ...

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Toponymy Saint-Vaast is the Norman name of Saint Vedast and Hougue is a Norman language word meaning a "mound" or "loaf" and comes from the Old No ...

# Saussemesnil #

Sénoville Sénoville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, departme ...

Sideville Sideville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, departmen ...

Siouville-Hague Siouville-Hague () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, dep ...

# Sortosville #

Sortosville-en-Beaumont Sortosville-en-Beaumont is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of Franc ...

Sottevast Sottevast () is a commune in Normandy in north-western France. Sottevast in World War II During World War II, there was a German storage and servicing bunker for V-weapons near Sottevast. The site was captured by the 504th Parachute Infantry R ...

# Sotteville #

Surtainville Surtainville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is located on the west coast of the Cotentin Peninsula about 25 km south of Cherbourg. The principal economic activity is horticulture, with an ...

# Taillepied #

Tamerville Tamerville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. The Manoir de Bellauney, a chateau dating back to the 15th century, is now a hotel. References See also *Communes of the Manche department The following ...

Teurthéville-Bocage Teurthéville-Bocage () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, ...

Teurthéville-Hague Teurthéville-Hague () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France ...

# Théville #

Tocqueville Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (; 29 July 180516 April 1859), colloquially known as Tocqueville (), was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his work ...

# Tollevast # Tréauville #

Urville Urville may refer to: Communes in France: *Urville, Aube, in the Aube ''département'' * Urville, Calvados, in the Calvados ''département'' * Urville, Manche, in the Manche ''département'' * Urville, Vosges, in the Vosges ''département'' *Urv ...

Valcanville Valcanville () is a Communes of France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department References

Communes of ...

Valognes Valognes () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Geography Valognes is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula, southeast of Cherbourg. Valognes station has rail connections to Caen, Paris and Cherbourg. Histor ...

# Varouville # Le Vast # Vaudreville # Le Vicel #

Vicq-sur-Mer Vicq-sur-Mer (, literally ''Vicq on Sea'') is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. Geography Vicq-sur-Mer is located in the northwestern part of France in the region Normandy. History The municipality was established o ...

# Videcosville # Virandeville # Yvetot-Bocage

References

Cotentin The Cotentin Peninsula (, ; nrf, Cotentîn ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France. It extends north-westward into the English Channel, towards Great Britain. To its w ...

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