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 Musée Thomas-Henry.

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.

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.

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.

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.