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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 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.
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 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.
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sovœʁ lə vikɔ̃t]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. [3] It is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula near Valognes. Its population was 2,099 in 2018.
The canton of Agon-Coutainville is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
Avranches (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Norman: Avraunches) is a commune in the Manche department, and the region of Normandy, northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. [3] The inhabitants are called Avranchinais. [4]