Montebourg

For the French politician, see Arnaud Montebourg.

Montebourg
Commune
The church of Saint Jacques
Location of Montebourg
Montebourg Show map of France Montebourg Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°29′18″N1°22′42″W / 49.4883°N 1.3783°W / 49.4883; -1.3783
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Valognes
Intercommunality	CA Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Mauquest [1]
Area 1	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	1,951
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50341 /50310
Elevation	21–116 m (69–381 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montebourg (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tbuʁ] ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

Geography

Montebourg is located southeast of Cherbourg.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,026	—
1975	2,039	+0.09%
1982	1,956	−0.59%
1990	2,052	+0.60%
1999	2,022	−0.16%
2007	2,084	+0.38%
2012	2,083	−0.01%
2017	2,096	+0.12%
Source: INSEE [3]

Heraldry

Arms of Montebourg

The arms of Montebourg are blazoned  : Gules, a cross moline Or.

International relations

Montebourg is twinned with:

• Walheim,*  Aachen, Germany (1960)
• Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England
• Saint Saviour, Guernsey

• 
  File:Montebourg,_Jumelage,_Aachen-Walheim.jpgAachen Partnership Committee
• 
  File:Montebourg,_Jumelage,_Sturminster_Newton.jpgSturminster Newton Partnership Committee
• 
  File:Montebourg,_Jumelage,_Saint_Saviour.jpgSaint Saviour Partnership Committee

Main sights

• Église Saint-Jacques de Montebourg
• Abbaye de Montebourg (List of Benedictine monasteries in France)
• Statue de Jeanne d'Arc de Montebourg

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  File:Montebourg.jpg
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  File:Abbaye_de_Montebourg_-_Nef.JPG
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  File:Montebourg_-_Statue_équestre_de_Jeanne_d'Arc_(4).JPG

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE