Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Name

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Legal name

Ville de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Website

https://cherbourg.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cross-District Consortia & Shared Services Authorities (EDADABAN), Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI), Historic Preservation & Landmarks Conservation (BPAGAHAE), Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• Cultural heritage
• Community programs
• Urban planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Cherbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices36 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is a French municipal government (commune nouvelle) created in 2016 by merging five communes that delivers public administration, education, cultural programming, sports and leisure infrastructure, social welfare, urban planning, and heritage preservation services to its residents and visitors. It operates an official municipal website and family portal for digital access, manages 407 public facilities including schools, museums, libraries, pools, parks, and heritage sites, and provides in-person services through the Hôtel de Ville and five delegated town halls.

Product overview

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin operates its official municipal website (cherbourg.fr) as the primary digital service platform offering administrative services, cultural venues, sports facilities, and city information. The website serves as a gateway to family services via the Portail Familles, access to museums including Musée Thomas Henry (fine arts), museums of liberation and natural history, cultural venues including Le Trident National Theater and the Théâtre à l'Italienne, public libraries with heritage collections, digital access spaces across the municipality, and heritage sites including the Château des Ravalet and parks. The city also provides mobility services including electric scooter rental through Bird. Physical venues include swimming pools, sports facilities, community centers, and cultural spaces distributed across five delegated communes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Official Municipal Website Official municipal website providing digital access to administrative services, cultural venues, sports facilities, libraries, and city information for residents and visitors.
• Portail Familles Family portal providing online access to family-related municipal services including school canteen menus, extracurricular activities, childcare registrations, and youth services.
• Bibliothèque Jacques Prévert Municipal public library offering book lending, digital catalog access, reading rooms, and local heritage collections.
• Musée Thomas Henry Fine arts museum featuring collections including works by Fra Angelico, Jacques-Louis David, Jean-François Millet, Horace Vernet, and Paul Signac. Third-largest fine arts museum in Normandy.
• Le Trident - Scène Nationale National theater venue hosting live performances, opera, and cultural events. Administers the historic Théâtre à l'Italienne building.
• Parc Emmanuel Liais 19th-century park featuring botanical gardens with exotic plants from Brazil, a natural history museum, and an astronomical observatory tower. Classified as a Remarkable Garden.
• Espaces Numériques (Digital Spaces) Network of digital spaces providing public computer access, digital literacy training, and online services at multiple community centers including CéTICi, Village Numérique, Maison Françoise Giroud, and others.
• La Cité de la Mer Museum dedicated to ocean exploration and human adventure in the deep seas, housed in the historic Art Deco Transatlantic Terminal building designed by René Levavasseur.
• Municipal Recruitment Portal Dedicated portal for municipal job postings and recruitment processes for Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.
• CCAS Social Action Services Centre Communal d'Action Sociale providing social action and solidarity services to residents, including support for seniors, families in need, and vulnerable populations.
• Municipal Mobility Services Public transportation information, bike paths, electric scooter rental via Bird, and road infrastructure services.
• Centre de Santé Brès-Croizat Municipal health center providing accessible healthcare services to residents.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caen: Pre-eminent Normandy commune with comparable population (~106k), full municipal services portfolio (cultural venues, heritage sites, higher education, social services), and similar Normandy administrative function.
• Brest: Coastal Brittany commune with deep-water port, military port, major maritime heritage, and similar population scale (~140k). Operates comparable cultural venues (Le Quartz, Océanopolis) and merged urban governance structure.
• Lorient: Coastal Brittany commune with strong maritime identity, fishing port, marina, and comparable heritage and cultural venue mix. Similar population scale (~57k urban area) and economic reliance on maritime industries.
• La Rochelle: Charente-Maritime coastal commune with marina, major maritime events (Volvo Ocean Race finish), aquarium, and rich heritage. Comparable tourism-led economic model and population scale (~75k).
• Toulon: Mediterranean port city with military naval base, cruise port, Mont Faron heritage, and similar population scale (~170k). Operates a comparable 'commune' structure with extensive cultural and sports venues.
• Dunkirk: Major French port commune on the English Channel with comparable heritage (Reuben Mintz, Musée Portuaire), deep-water port, and population scale (~90k). Similar tourism and maritime industrial profile.
• Saint-Nazaire: Loire-Atlantique port commune with shipyards, cruise port, and Marine Renewable Energies activity. Highly comparable to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin's shipbuilding/EMR positioning and port-based economic model.
• Le Havre: Normandy port city with comparable deep-water harbor, cruise activity, industrial heritage, and merged commune structure. Direct geographic and functional peer in the same region with similar population scale (≈170k) and maritime economy.

Broad incumbents

• Rouen: Larger Normandy commune (prefecture) with extensive heritage portfolio (>200 protected monuments), major cultural venues, and full municipal service provision. Larger and more established; useful benchmark for service delivery and tourism positioning.

Others

• Office de Tourisme du Cotentin: Regional tourism office that markets Cherbourg-en-Cotentin as part of the broader Cotentin destination. Listed as a partnership channel and external ecosystem player rather than a like-for-like peer, but materially relevant for tourism traffic and visitor economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VilleCherbourg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_B0BMNkKHSbtipj6-VOziQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/villedecherbourg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/villecherbourg
• Instagraminstagram.com/villecherbourg

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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