Montagne du Roule

Montagne du Roule is a peak in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy and has an elevation of 117 metres. Montagne du Roule is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Chant des Oiseaux, as well as near La Loge.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Cité de la Mer.

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.

Cité de la Mer

Museum

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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.

The Musée des beaux-arts Thomas Henry is a museum at Cherbourg-en-Cotentin with around 300 artworks, mainly paintings from the 15th to 19th centuries. It has been rated as the third most important collection in Normandy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Octeville and La Glacerie.

Octeville

Suburb

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Octeville is a suburb.

La Glacerie

Village

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La Glacerie 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.

Martinvast

Village

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Martinvast is a commune on the Cotentin peninsula in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.