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    commune of Cherbourg-Octeville on 28 February 2000, which was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on 1 January 2016. Cherbourg is protected...
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  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (French: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music...
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  • Look up Cherbourg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cherbourg is an ancient town in France. Cherbourg may also refer to: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, a commune...
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  • Cherbourg-Octeville (French: [ʃɛʁbuʁ ɔkt(ə)vil] ) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It was formed when...
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    Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁbuʁ ɑ̃ kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃]; Norman: Tchidbouo) is a port city in the department of Manche, Normandy, northwestern...
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    Gare de Cherbourg is the railway station of the city of Cherbourg, Normandy, France. It is the western terminus of the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway...
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    The Battle of Cherbourg was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. It was fought immediately after the successful Allied landings on 6 June...
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    French: [kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃]; Norman: Cotentîn [kotɑ̃ˈtẽ] ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest...
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    611729°W / 49.659072; -1.611729 Cherbourg Harbour (French: rade de Cherbourg; literally, the "roadstead of Cherbourg") is a harbour situated at the northern...
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  • AS Cherbourg or the Association Sportive de Cherbourg Football is a French football team currently playing in Régional 3, the eighth tier of French football...
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    GPX (secondary coordinates) Cherbourg (/ˈʃɜːbɜːɡ/), formerly known as Barambah, Barambah Aboriginal Settlement and Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement, is a...
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  • Cherbourg may refer to: Siege of Cherbourg (1139), the siege and capture of the town by forces loyal to Stephen, King of England Siege of Cherbourg (1142)...
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    The Cherbourg Project (or Boats of Cherbourg) was an Israeli military operation that took place on 24 December 1969 and involved the escape of five remaining...
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  • of Cherbourg may refer to the following ships: Pride of Cherbourg in service under this name 1989 – 1994 with P&O European Ferries Pride of Cherbourg II...
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    foothold that they gradually expanded when they captured the port at Cherbourg on 26 June and the city of Caen on 21 July. A failed counterattack by...
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    The Rose de Cherbourg area is a suspended urban promenade inaugurated in September 2023 in the Paris La Défense district. Located above the road interchange...
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  • Cherbourg was fought in the vicinity of the town in 1944. The Battle of Cherbourg may also refer to: Raid on Cherbourg, a British attack on Cherbourg...
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    The 1993 Cherbourg incident were a series of maritime incidents which took place from 26 March to 2 April 1993 between the British Royal Navy and French...
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    The Battle of Cherbourg, or sometimes the Battle off Cherbourg or the Sinking of CSS Alabama, was a single-ship action fought during the American Civil...
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    giants but also to considerably strengthen its position on the Southampton–Cherbourg–New York service that had been inaugurated in 1907. The new ships would...
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    The bombardment of Cherbourg took place on June 25, 1944, during World War II, when ships from the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy attacked...
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    Norman language. Large settlements include Rouen, Caen, Le Havre and Cherbourg. The cultural region of Normandy is roughly similar to the historical...
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    The railway from Mantes-la-Jolie to Cherbourg is an important French 228-kilometre long railway line, that connects Mantes-la-Jolie, a western suburb...
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    Château de Cherbourg was a castle in Cherbourg, Normandy, France. A castle has existed at Cherbourg since the 10th century. The castle was besieged and...
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    d'Ingénieurs de Cherbourg) is a French engineering university funded in 1993. It is situated in Normandy in two cities: Caen and Cherbourg. The school is...
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    The arrondissement of Cherbourg is an arrondissement of France in the Manche department in the Normandy region. It lies entirely on the Cotentin Peninsula...
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    construction at Flamanville near Cherbourg, and is planned to start operations in late 2023. The most populous commune is Cherbourg-en-Cotentin; and the prefecture...
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  • Airfield Cherbourg – Maupertus Airport or Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus (IATA: CER, ICAO: LFRC) is an airport located 11 km east of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin...
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    at the end of January 2010 after nearly 18 years service on the Poole–Cherbourg route. The service was temporarily served by Armorique, which came back...
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    Ferries on the route between Poole on the south coast of England and Cherbourg, France. She was built at Masa Yards Turku New Shipyard in Finland for...
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