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name: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
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country: France
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generated_at: 2026-08-04
last_verified: 2026-07-31
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# Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

At the end of 2022, the unemployment rate was 11.4%. The population of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, in France, was 78,258 at the start of 2024.

## Population

The city covered 68.5 km² in 2022. Population density was 1,138.4 people per km² in 2022.

## Climate

Annual PM2.5 was 7.23 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.8 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 13.2 µg/m³ in 2024.

## Immigration

The foreign population count was 2,723 in 2021.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 2,723 people | city | 2021 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 78,258 people | municipality | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | aging | verified | [2] |
| NO₂ — latest reading | `air_quality_no2_current_ug_m3` | 10.05 µg/m³ | city | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [3] |
| Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 94.34 % | city | 2026-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 11.3831 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] |
| NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 10.7634 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 13.217 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 7.2277 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 8.2 · Feb 8.4 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 12.5 · May 15.2 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 20 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 11.4 · Dec 9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 3.9 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 6.1 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 12 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 4.6 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 6 · Feb 6 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.3 · May 12 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 9 · Dec 6.8 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 101.7 · Feb 75.1 · Mar 64.8 · Apr 60.4 · May 56.7 · Jun 51.8 · Jul 48.5 · Aug 62 · Sep 69.1 · Oct 111.5 · Nov 113.5 · Dec 125.3 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [7] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 68.54 km2 | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 1,138.4301 people/km² | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [8] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Sources

1. Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8202752/TD_NAT1_2021_csv.zip
2. France official denominator source — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8680726/ensemble.zip
3. Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata. — Official source — https://files.data.gouv.fr/ineris/lcsqa/concentrations-de-polluants-atmospheriques-reglementes/temps-reel/2026/FR_E2_2026-07-15.csv
4. Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage. — Official source — https://data.arcep.fr/fixe/maconnexioninternet/statistiques/2026_T1/commune/commune_debit.csv
5. INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8581605/TD_ACT1_2022_csv.zip
6. 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AirQualityDownloadServiceEUMonitoringStations/MapServer
7. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GONNEVILLE — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/France/CSV/GONNEVILLE_07024.csv
8. A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip

## Cite

ImmigrationDB. "Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/cherbourg-en-cotentin/

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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/cherbourg-en-cotentin/
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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/cherbourg-en-cotentin.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/fr/cherbourg-en-cotentin
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json