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Manche

Manche
Coat of Arms de la Manche
Details
Information
Number 50
Region Basse-Normandie
Prefecture Saint-Lô
Subprefecture Avranches
Cherbourg
Coutances
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 52nd


481,571


81 /km²
Area 6,412 km²
Censored pages Censored page
Cantons 52
Communes 602
President of the
general council
XX
Location
Location of de la Manche in France

Manche is a French département in Normandy named after La Manche ("the sleeve"), which is the French name of the English Channel.

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History

Manche was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Normandie.

The first 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 D-Day invastion of Normandy. When Saint-Lô was rebuilt, it again became the capital.

Geography

The department includes the Cotentin Peninsula and the islands of Chausey. It is part of the region of Basse-Normandie and is surrounded on three sides by the English Channel and on the other by the departments of Calvados, Orme, Mayenne, and Ille-et-Vilaine.

Demographics

Inhabitants of the department are called Manchots or Manchois.

External links

  • Prefecture website http://www.manche.pref.gouv.fr/ (in French)
  • Conseil Général website http://www.cg50.fr/ (in French)


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