This long, rocky and barren promontory surrounded by reefs, is the most impressive cape of the wild Hague coast. Its most impressive aspects can be admired from the Nez de Voidries, which commands a view north of Écalgrain, the lighthouse off Cap de La Hague, and the Channel Islands. Further south, the Nez de Jobourg itself comes into view. The site is particularly daunting when the sea is rough and the waves crash noisily onto the rocks.

The military port and the naval construction management are specialists in the construction and housing of submarines. The national maritime service carries out public service obligations there controlling traffic at sea and fighting against pollution with its flotilla of «Channel patrol vessels».

Collections of shells, mammals and birds assembled from 1830. Stones, statuettes, musical instruments and weapons are representative of the five continents.

He declared in his memoirs that he wished « to bring afresh to Cherbourg the marvels of Egypt »; he is honoured in this florid square with a statue by Armand Le Veel.