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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The following is a list of the 445 communes of the Manche department of France. ... Aucey-la-Plaine: 50021 50480 Audouville-la ...
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 following is a list of the 27 cantons of the Manche department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: [1] Agon-Coutainville Avranches
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Manche: Arrondissement: ... is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Manche: Arrondissement: ... [sɛ̃ baʁtelemi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France ...