Montebourg

For the French politician, see Arnaud Montebourg.

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

Montebourg
Commune
The church of Saint Jacques
Location of Montebourg
Montebourg Show map of France Montebourg Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°29′18″N 1°22′42″W
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.

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