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This article is about the French administrative department. For the Prison Break character, see Manche Sanchez. Manche Sanchez, played by Joseph Nunez, is a Fictional character from the American Television series, Prison Break.
Manche
Coat of arms of the Manche department
Location
Location of Manche in France
Administration
Department number: 50
Region: Basse-Normandie
Prefecture: Saint-Lô
Subprefectures: Avranches
Cherbourg-Octeville
Coutances
Arrondissements: 4
Cantons: 52
Communes: 602
President of the General Council: Jean-François Le Grand
Statistics
Population Ranked 52nd
 -1999 481,471
Population density: 81/km²
Land area¹: 5938 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Basse-Normandie ('Lower Normandy' is an administrative region of France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Saint-Lô is a town and commune of France, the Préfecture (capital of the Manche département, in Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Avranches is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. Coutances is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Manche département, of which it is a Sous-préfecture The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 4 arrondissements of the Manche department are Arrondissement of Avranches, ( subprefecture: Avranches) The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 56 cantons of the Manche department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 602 communes of the Manche département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
France

Manche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche ("the sleeve"), which is the French name for the English Channel. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people

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History

Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was created from part of the province of Normandie. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy.

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 invasion of Normandy. Coutances is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Manche département, of which it is a Sous-préfecture Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Saint-Lô is a town and commune of France, the Préfecture (capital of the Manche département, in D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote When Saint-Lô was rebuilt, it again became the capital.

Geography

The department includes the Cotentin Peninsula and the islands of Chausey. The Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a Peninsula in Normandy, forming part of the north-western coast of France Chausey is a group of small Islands islets and rocks that forms part of the Channel Islands from a geographical point of view but because it is under French It is part of the region of Basse-Normandie and is surrounded on three sides by the English Channel, with 350km of coastline, and on the other by the departments of Calvados, Orne, Mayenne, and Ille-et-Vilaine. Basse-Normandie ('Lower Normandy' is an administrative region of France. The French department of Calvados forms part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. Mayenne (majɛn is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. Ille-et-Vilaine (Il-ha-Gwilen is a department of France, located in the region of Bretagne in the northwest of France. Geologically, the department is connected to the Massif Armoricain.

Climate

The climate is oceanic, with mild winters, temperatures rarely reaching below freezing, and temperate summers, around 25°C. An oceanic climate (also called marine west coast climate and maritime climate) is the Climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes Precipitation is substantial, but varies greatly by region, between 700mm on the coast and 1300mm in the openfield land of the south.

The west coast benefits from the Gulf stream's influence, allowing the naturalization of many mediterranean and exotic plants (mimosas, palms, agaves. The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful warm and swift Atlantic Ocean current that . . ).

There is often a sea breeze on the coast, which combined with tides contributes to quick temperature changes over a single day.

Demographics

Inhabitants of the department are called Manchots or Manchois.

See also

External links

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