Jobourg
Sign in to saveJobourg () is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. Since 1 January 2017 it has formed part of the new commune La Hague. Jobourg lies near Cap de la Hague on the north-west coast of the Cotentin Peninsula. Its population was 467 in 2022.
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Key facts
- French commune.INSEE
- 50257
- French commune.name
- Jobourg
- French commune.image
- NezJobourg.jpg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cherbourg
- French commune.canton
- La Hague
- French commune.commune
- La Hague
- French commune.postal code
- 50440
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 128
- French commune.area km2
- 10.15
- French commune.population
- 467
- French commune.population date
- 2022
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Dissolved
- 31 December 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Jobourg
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cherbourg
- Population
- +495
- Area
- +10.15
- Elevation
- +126
- Shares border with
- Saint-Germain-des-Vaux
- Image
- NezJobourg.jpg
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- La Hague
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Jobourg () is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. Since 1 January 2017 it has formed part of the new commune La Hague. Jobourg lies near Cap de la Hague on the north-west coast of the Cotentin Peninsula. Its population was 467 in 2022.
== Geography == Jobourg is situated at the western end of the La Hague headland, in a landscape of coastal moorland overlooking the English Channel. To the west of the village stands the Nez de Jobourg, a rocky headland whose cliffs rise to about 128 m and are among the highest sea cliffs on the continental European coastline.