Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Cotentin | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| No. of communes | 129 |
| Established | 2017 |
| Seat | Cherbourg-en-Cotentin |
Area | 1,439.4 km2 (555.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 179,484 |
| • Density | 125/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, on the Cotentin Peninsula. It is located in the Manche department, in the Normandy region, northwestern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of 9 communautés de communes and the 2 new communes Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and La Hague. Its area is 1439.4 km2. Its population was 179,484 in 2018, of which 79,144 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin proper.