Avant-Port

Avant-Port is in , , . Avant-Port is situated nearby to , as well as near the dock .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cherbourg Naval Base and French submarine Redoutable.

Naval base
Photo: Steff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a naval base in Cherbourg Harbour, Cherbourg, department, Normandy. The town has been a base of the French Navy since the opening of the military port in 1813. is situated 110 metres northeast of Avant-Port.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Avant-Port.

Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
The is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, . 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. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Avant-Port.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Octeville and Querqueville.

Suburb
Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 3 km south of Avant-Port.

Suburb
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is a former commune in the department in north-western . On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of . is situated 4½ km west of Avant-Port.

Village
Photo: Buffoleo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in north-western . is situated 5 km southwest of Avant-Port.

Avant-Port

Latitude
49.65257° or 49° 39′ 9″ north
Longitude
-1.63387° or 1° 38′ 2″ west
Open location code
8CXWM938+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4422118
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­harbour
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