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Manche is one of the original 83 Departments of France, established during the French Revolution on 26 February 1790. It was created from part of the province of Normandy . The capital was Coutances until 1796, and it resumed that role after World War II because of the almost complete destruction of Saint-Lô during the Battle of Normandy ...
The name is usually said to refer to the sleeve (French: la manche) shape of the Channel. Folk etymology has derived it from a Celtic word meaning 'channel' that is also the source of the name for the Minch in Scotland, [ 12 ] but this name is not attested before the 17th century, and French and British sources of that time are clear about its ...
The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Chunnel, [3] [4] is a 50.46 km (31.35-mile) undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone (Kent, England) with Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
Metropolitan France (French: France métropolitaine or la Métropole), also known as European France, [1] [a] is the area of France which is geographically in Europe. This collective name for the European regions of France is used in everyday life in France but has no administrative meaning, with the exception of only Metropolitan France being ...
Map of arrondissements of the Manche department. The 4 arrondissements of the Manche department are: [1] Arrondissement of Avranches, (subprefecture: Avranches) with 134 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 134,499 in 2021. Arrondissement of Cherbourg, (subprefecture: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin) with 144 communes. The population of the ...
To a large extent, modern France lies within clear limits of physical geography.Roughly half of its margin lies on sea coasts: one continuous coastline along "La Manche" ("the sleeve" or English Channel) and the Atlantic Ocean forming the country's north-western and western edge, and a shorter, separate coastline along the Mediterranean Sea forming its south-eastern edge.
Cherbourg regularly hosts stages of sailing competitions such as the Solitaire du Figaro, the Course de l'Europe , the Challenge Mondial Assistance, the Tour de France à la voile, and the Tall Ships' Race. The Challenger La Manche is a professional tennis tournament ($50,000 plus accommodation) held annually in Cherbourg since 1994.