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Le Redoutable
Attraction · Cherbourg-en-Cotentin · Manche

Le Redoutable

Le Redoutable is a 1967 Redoutable-class submarine. It lies in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin itself. Nearby, La Cité de la Mer (200 m) heads a list of 84 within 15 km.

Photo: Le Redoutable, Guillaume Rueda (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
inside the commune
How well known
Top 2%
#660 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–21°C
In brief

Attraction in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#660 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Le Redoutable is in the commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, with 40 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Which month to go

The warmest stretch in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is June to September, at 18–21°C in the afternoon.

Jan9° / 5°105 mm
Feb9° / 5°81 mm
Mar11° / 6°66 mm
Apr13° / 8°63 mm
May15° / 10°55 mm
Jun18° / 12°52 mm
Jul20° / 15°48 mm
Aug21° / 15°52 mm
Sep19° / 14°67 mm
Oct16° / 12°115 mm
Nov13° / 9°122 mm
Dec10° / 6°139 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Cherbourg-Homet station, 2.4 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Cherbourg-en-Cotentin’s full climate →
About

Le Redoutable

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 10 languages.

Le Redoutable on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Attraction
Covered in
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Manche
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

The map

Orange: Le Redoutable.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is the commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Le Redoutable

Among the 5, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is the biggest, home to 78,258 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

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  1. 1Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
  2. 2La Hague
  3. 3Valognes
  4. 4Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
  5. 5Les Pieux
1 · It’s in this commune

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

78,258 people

2 · 13 km west of it

La Hague

11,484 people

3 · 19 km southeast of it

Valognes

6,969 people

4 · 20 km south of it

Bricquebec-en-Cotentin

5,893 people

Compare the 5 towns
TownWhere Le Redoutable isPeople
Cherbourg-en-CotentinIt’s in this commune78,258
La Hague13 km west of it11,484
Valognes19 km southeast of it6,969
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin20 km south of it5,893
Les Pieux21 km southwest of it3,249
Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Le Redoutable

Our list has 84 more within 15 km, among them 2 museums, 2 attractions and 2 forts.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Le Redoutable: the answers

Where is Le Redoutable?

Le Redoutable is in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, in Manche (Normandy).

What is Le Redoutable?

1967 Redoutable-class submarine.

How well known is Le Redoutable?

Le Redoutable has 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #660 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Le Redoutable?

June to September are the warmest months in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Le Redoutable?

Within 15 km: La Cité de la Mer (200 m), Musée Thomas-Henry (1.3 km), Fort du Roule (2 km) and Jardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière (2.6 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.