Manche
French depairtment
Manche (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃ʃ]) is a French depairtment in Lawer Normandy (Basse-Normandie), named for the Inglis Channel, which is kent as La Manche, leeterally "the sleeve", in French, that borders its north an wast shores an pairt o its east shore.
Manche | |
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Prefectur biggin o the Manche depairtment, in Saint-Lô | |
![]() Location o Manche in Fraunce | |
Coordinates: 49°03′N 01°15′E / 49.050°N 1.250°ECoordinates: 49°03′N 01°15′E / 49.050°N 1.250°E | |
Kintra | Fraunce |
Region | Lawer Normandy |
Prefectur | Saint-Lô |
Subprefecturs | Avranches Cherbourg-Octeville Coutances |
Govrenment | |
• Preses o the General Cooncil | Jean-François Le Grand |
Area | |
• Total | 5938 km2 (2,293 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 495,153 |
• Rank | 52nt |
• Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Depairtment nummer | 50 |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 27 |
Communes | 602 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2 |