 After the creation of the "Route des Pieux" (current "Rue Salengro" and "Rue Carnot"), the town was formed around an homogenised street-village then urbanising at the beginning of the 20th century.On 16 August 1830, King Charles X, dethroned, departed into exile from the military port of Cherbourg aboard the "Great Britain", leaving room for the July Monarchy.After seeing anchor in its harbour of "Le Luxor" carrying the Obelisk of Luxor in August 1833, Cherbourg welcomed the return of the remains of Napoleon to France aboard the "Belle Poule".