Montebourg
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville | |
| Canton | Valognes | |
| Community association | Cotentine | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 29 ′ N , 1 ° 23 ′ W | |
| height | 21-116 m | |
| surface | 5.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,096 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 356 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50310 | |
| INSEE code | 50341 | |
| Website | http://montebourg.fr/ | |
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Montebourg is a commune with 2,096 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement Cherbourg-Octeville in the canton of Valognes .
geography
The municipality of Montebourg is located on the Cotentin peninsula , in the Plain , halfway between Cherbourg and Carentan .
Neighboring municipalities of Montebourg are Saint-Germain-de-Tournebut in the north, Vaudreville in the northeast, Saint-Floxel in the east, Éroudeville in the south and Saint-Cyr in the west.
Montebourg is served by the Manéo No. 1 bus line operated by the Manche department ( Saint-Lô - Carentan - Valognes - Cherbourg bus line ). The nearest stop on the Paris-Cherbourg line is Valognes.
history
Montebourg is first mentioned in the eleventh century in the files of the Dukes Wilhelm and Robert Courteheuse. In the second half of the eleventh century, William the Conqueror founded the abbey dedicated to "Our Lady". Montebourg was fiercely contested between the Americans and the Germans during World War II . The city is in the immediate vicinity of the invasion beach Utah Beach , where the invasion took place on June 6, 1944 . On June 22, 1944, the 4th Division under General Roosevelt was to occupy the small town in order to advance to Cherbourg. It was only when the German front collapsed in Barneville on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula that Kampfgruppe Keil (919th Infantry Regiment) withdrew. A badly damaged city was left behind.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 1827 | 2026 | 2039 | 1956 | 2052 | 2022 | 2084 |
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The population density is 370.5 inhabitants / km² and 53.2% of the population are women and 46.8% men.
The inhabitants of Montebourg are called Montebourgeois and Montebourgeoises.
Attractions
- Sainte-Marie de Montebourg Abbey (11th century)
- Church Saint-Jacques (14th century)
- Statue of Joan of Arc (work by Pierre Le Nordez 1814-1892)
- Alcide Guiffard Park
Festivals
Every year the so-called "Chandeleur" market, formerly a large cattle market, today a folk festival, takes place at Candlemas at the end of January / beginning of February.
Politics and administration
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Town twinning
- Walheim (since 1972 district of Aachen ), Germany. The town twinning is maintained on the French side by the Association d´Échanges Culturels et Sportifs Comité de Jumelage MONTEBOURG-WALHEIM and on the German side by the Jumelage Committee Aachen-Walheim-Montebourg eV . The town twinning was founded in 1960 and is thus one of the oldest Franco-German partnerships and the oldest in the city of Aachen.
- Sturminster Newton , Dorset , England
- Saint Savior, Guernsey
Jumelage committee Aachen-Walheim
Jumelage Committee Sturminster Newton
Jumelage Committee Saint Savior
sports clubs
- Amicale Sportive de Montebourg (soccer)
- SAEL (Société des Amis des Ecoles Laïques de Montebourg) de Montebourg (archery, boxing, table tennis, badminton ...)
Community personalities
- Albert Léon Marie Le Nordez (1844–1922), clergyman and bishop of Dijon
- Joseph Le Cacheux (1880–1952), MP for Manche, member of the First and Second National Constituent Assemblies
- Edmond-Marie Poullain (1878–1957), French magistrate, painter, engraver, resistance fighter
- Arsène Lefillâtre (1888–1966), local politician and namesake of the primary school
- Jean-Magloire Dorange (1911–1941), resistance fighter
- Pierre Devouassoud (1921–1941), resistance fighter
