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Manche is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 department in Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 named after La Manche ("the sleeve"), which is the French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 name for the English Channel
English Channel

The English Channel is an Arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest, to only in the Strait of Dover....
.

he is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Normandie
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
.

The first capital was Coutances
Coutances

Coutances is a Communes of France in the Manche Departments of France in Normandy in northwestern France....
 until 1796, and it resumed that role after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 because of the almost complete destruction of Saint-Lô
Saint-Lô

Saint-L? is a Communes of France in northwestern France, the capital of the Manche Departments of France in Normandy....
 during the D-Day
D-Day

D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable , designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms....
 invasion of Normandy.






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Manche is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 department in Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 named after La Manche ("the sleeve"), which is the French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 name for the English Channel
English Channel

The English Channel is an Arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest, to only in the Strait of Dover....
.

History

Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Normandie
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
.

The first capital was Coutances
Coutances

Coutances is a Communes of France in the Manche Departments of France in Normandy in northwestern France....
 until 1796, and it resumed that role after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 because of the almost complete destruction of Saint-Lô
Saint-Lô

Saint-L? is a Communes of France in northwestern France, the capital of the Manche Departments of France in Normandy....
 during the D-Day
D-Day

D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable , designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms....
 invasion of Normandy. When Saint-Lô was rebuilt, it again became the capital.

Geography

The department includes the Cotentin Peninsula
Cotentin Peninsula

The Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy, forming part of the north-western coast of France....
 and the islands of Chausey
Chausey

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 France jurisdiction it is almost never mentioned in the context of the other Channel Islands....
. It is part of the region of Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie

Basse-Normandie is an regions of France of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie ....
 and is surrounded on three sides by the English Channel, with 350km of coastline, and on the other by the departments of Calvados
Calvados

The France departments of France of Calvados forms part of the regions of France of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the coast....
, Orne
Orne

Orne is a departments of France in the northwest of France, named after the Orne River....
, Mayenne, and Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine is a departments of France of France, located in the regions of France of Bretagne in the northwest of the country....
. Geologically, the department is connected to the Massif Armoricain.

Climate

The climate is oceanic
Oceanic climate

An oceanic climate is the climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes of all the world's continents, and in southeastern Australia....
, with mild winters, temperatures rarely reaching below freezing, and temperate summers, around 25°C. Precipitation is substantial, but varies greatly by region, between 700mm on the coast and 1300mm in the southern central area.

The west coast benefits from the Gulf stream
Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Current, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic Ocean ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, exits through the Straits of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland and Labrador before crossing the At...
's influence, allowing the naturalization of many mediterranean and exotic plants (mimosas, palms, agaves...).

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.

Sports

  • Football : main clubs : AS Cherbourg, US Avranches, Saint-Lô, Granville, Villedieu, UST Équeurdreville-Hainneville...
  • Cycling : the Tour de France
    Tour de France

    The Tour de France is a bicycle racing over more than . It is held every year. It is held in France and visits a bordering country every year. It usually lasts 23 days....
     has visited the department 21 times with stages ending at : Cherbourg (16), Avranches(2), Granville(1), Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët(1) and the Mont Saint-Michel(1).
  • Sailing: the Solitaire du Figaro has come to Cherbourg several times.
  • Thai boxing : Villedieu-les-Poêles
  • Badminton : Two local clubs compete in the national championship (N3): St Hilaire du Harcouet and Hainneville.
  • Golf: course: Granville
    Golf de Granville Baie du Mont St Michel

    The Golf de Granville Baie du Mont St Michel is a 27 hole golf course located at Br?ville-sur-Mer ]], approximately 4 miles north of Granville, Manche, Normandy, France....
    , Bréhal, Coutainville, Cherbourg, Centre Manche, Fontenay, Côte des Isles


See also

  • Cantons of the Manche department
  • Communes of the Manche department
  • Arrondissements of the Manche department
  • Cotentinais
    Cotentinais

    Cotentinais is the dialect of the Norman language spoken in the Cotentin Peninsula. It is one of the strongest dialects of the language on the mainland....
    , the Norman
    Norman language

    Norman is a Romance languages and one of the Langues d'o?l. The northern Norman can be classified in the septentrional O?l languages with Picard language and Walloon language....
     dialect of Manche.


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