Digue du Homet
Digue du Homet is a breakwater in Normandy, France. Digue du Homet is situated nearby to Cherbourg Naval Base, as well as near the suburb Octeville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Cherbourg Naval Base.
French submarine Redoutable
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Le Redoutable was the lead boat of her class of ballistic missile submarines in the French Marine nationale. Commissioned on 1 December 1971, the boat was the first French SNLE. French submarine Redoutable is situated 1¼ km south of Digue du Homet.
Cherbourg Naval Base
Naval base
Photo: Steff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherbourg Naval Base is a naval base in Cherbourg Harbour, Cherbourg, Manche department, Normandy. The town has been a base of the French Navy since the opening of the military port in 1813. Cherbourg Naval Base is situated 1 km southwest of Digue du Homet.
Cité de la Mer
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
The Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, France. The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. This monument was built in 1933; it is one of the bigger art-deco monuments of today. Cité de la Mer is situated 1½ km south of Digue du Homet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and Octeville.
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cherbourg is a port town at the north end of the Cotentin Peninsula in Manche, France. Cherbourg is located near the D-Day beaches where Allied forces landed in 1944 during World War II. The town was liberated by American troops shortly after that.
Octeville
Suburb
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Octeville is a suburb, which is situated 4 km southwest of Digue du Homet.
Querqueville
Suburb
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Querqueville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Querqueville is situated 5 km west of Digue du Homet.
Digue du Homet
- Type: Breakwater
- Location: Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.65863° or 49° 39′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.62272° or 1° 37′ 22″ westOpen location code
8CXWM95G+FWGeoNames ID
3231165
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