Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Manche
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Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

A French city of 78,258, on the coast

€2,290/m²to buy
1,681 hof sun a year
5 minto a hospital
78,258residents

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is a French city of 78,258 in Manche. Homes go for about €2,290 a square metre. 1,681 hours of sunshine a year. Every figure from official French sources.

What it costs

DVF land registry, DGFiP, INSEE
€2,290/m²to buy, $247 per sq ft
€11.4/m²to rent, a month
€1,590property tax a year on a flat €2,500 base, to compare communes, not your bill
€25,450median income per adult, after tax

The weather

Météo-France 1991-2020 normals
1,681 hof sunshine a year
141rainy days a year
45°Fwinter average, 7.2°C
62°Fsummer average, 16.7°C
1days above 30°C a year

Getting there

SNCF timetables, road distances
5 minto the nearest station
On the coastthe sea is here

Healthcare

FINESS, DREES
5 minto the nearest hospital
4pharmacies within 15 minutes
5 minto a care home

Safety

SSMSI, ministry of the interior
1.4break-ins per 1,000 residents
5.3assault and robbery per 1,000
8other theft per 1,000

Who lives here

INSEE census, Arcep
78,258residents
68 km²26 square miles
4%of homes are second homes
6%of homes stand empty
95%of homes can get fibre

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Elsewhere in Manche

Saint-LôGranvilleLa HagueCarentan-les-MaraisAvranchesCoutancesValognesBricquebec-en-CotentinSaint-Hilaire-du-HarcouëtSaint-JamesSaint-Pair-sur-MerTorigny-les-Villes

Figures from the DVF land registry, INSEE, Météo-France, Arcep, the SSMSI, FINESS and the DREES, rebuilt four times a year. Travel times are road approximations, and prices in the smallest communes are estimated from neighbouring ones. Photograph from Wikimedia Commons.