Department of Manche

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region	Normandy
prefecture	Saint-Lô
Sub-prefecture (s)	Avranches Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Coutances
Residents	496,883 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	83 inhabitants per km²
surface	5,951.47 km²
Arrondissements	4th
Community associations	8th
Cantons	27
Communities	446
President of the Department Council	Marc Lefèvre
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-50
Location of the department of Manche in the region Normandy

The department of Manche [ mɑ̃ːʃ ] is the French department with serial number 50. It is located in the north of the Normandy region and is named after the English Channel , which is called La Manche in French .

geography

The department of Manche consists of the Avranchin in the south and the Cotentin in the north.

history

The Manche department was created in the context of the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 as part of the historical province of Normandy . Its administrative seat was originally Coutances . However, it was moved to Saint-Lô as early as 1796 . Coutances temporarily resumed the seat of the prefecture after the city of Saint-Lô was completely destroyed in the summer of 1944 during the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II . The department was liberated during the Allied invasion.

The department was 1960-2015 part of the region Lower Normandy , in the region in 2016 Normandy opened.

Cities

The most populous communes in the Manche department are:

city	Population (2017)	Arrondissement
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin	79,200	Cherbourg
Saint-Lô	19,116	Saint-Lô
Granville	12,580	Avranches
La Hague	11,634	Cherbourg
Carentan-les-Marais	10.118	Saint-Lô
Avranches	10.155	Avranches

Another well-known place in the Manche department is Mont-Saint-Michel , which is visited by 3.5 million tourists every year.

Administrative division

Communes and arrondissements in the Manche department

The department of Manche is divided into 4 arrondissements , 27 cantons and 446 communes :

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Avranches	8th	134	134.504	1,888.23	71	501
Cherbourg	12	144	188,676	1,643.87	115	502
Coutances	5	81	70,559	1,142.11	62	503
Saint-Lô	6th	87	103.144	1,277.26	81	504
Department of Manche	27	446	496,883	5,951.47	83	50

See also:

• List of communes in the Manche department
• List of cantons in the Manche department
• List of associations of municipalities in the Manche department

Culture

Buildings and monuments

prehistory

Lessay Church

The state of the megalithic structures , which are the oldest monuments in the Manche department, varies. Numerous illegal excavations have led to an irretrievable loss of information. As for the preservation of monuments, apart from a handful of megaliths, they are in a desolate state.

• Pierre au Rey Dolmen near Flamanville
• Dolmen in the Bois de la Plesse
• Vierville tumulus
• Menhirs du Clos de la Pierre from Maupertus-sur-Mer
• Allée couverte Autel des Druides , at Moitiers d'Allonne
• Allée couverte de la petite Roche from Rocheville
• Allée couverte des Cartesières also from Saint-Symphorien-des-Monts
• Allée couverte from Vauville
• Allée couverte de la Forge Facility with lateral access in Bretteville
• Grooves of Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul
• Grooves from Saint-James

middle Ages

Probably the most important Romanesque building in the Manche department is the Abbaye de Sainte-Trinité monastery church in Lessay , which was built in the 11th and 12th centuries by Eudes au Capel and is an early example of a ribbed vault . Another important Romanesque building is the church of the Cerisy-la-Forêt Abbey, also built in the 11th century .

The most important Gothic buildings in the Manche department are the Mont-Saint-Michel monastery and the Coutances cathedral .

Important examples of medieval defense architecture in the department are the Gratot Castle and the Pirou Castle .

Museums

The largest museum in the department is the Cherbourger Cité de la Mer . The exhibition includes a. the French nuclear submarine Le Redoubtable , an exhibition on the development of deep-sea submarines including the Archimède bathyscaphe , and a saltwater aquarium.

Avranches is home to the Scriptorial, which exhibits medieval manuscripts from the nearby Mont Saint Michel monastery, including some works from the Romanesque era. Most of the works are of a religious nature, but the collection also includes historical and music theory works, as well as writings by ancient authors.

Other museums in the department are the Maison Natale Jean-François Millet with an exhibition on the life and work of the painter, the Ferme-musée du Cotentin (an agricultural museum ), and the Ecomusée de la Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel with exhibitions on nature and to the landscape of the bay of the same name.

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Cap de la Hague , 12 meters above sea level Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 9 8th 10 11 14th 16 18th 19th 18th 16 12 10 O 13.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 5 4th 5 7th 9 11 13 14th 13 11 8th 6th O 8.9 Temperature (° C) 7th 6th 7.5 9 11.5 12.5 15.5 16.5 15.5 13.5 10 8th O 11.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 76 61 51 40 45 38 35 47 62 65 92 84 Σ 696 Rainy days ( d ) 13 11 10 8th 8th 7th 6th 8th 9 10 14th 14th Σ 118 Water temperature (° C) 9 8th 8th 9 11 14th 15th 17th 17th 16 13 11 O 12.4 T e m p e r a t u r 9 5 8th 4th 10 5 11 7th 14th 9 16 11 18th 13 19th 14th 18th 13 16 11 12 8th 10 6th Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec N i e d e r s c h l a g 76 61 51 40 45 38 35 47 62 65 92 84   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: Jean-Noël Darde: Plages et côtes de France. Éditions Balland, Paris 1991

Days per year with

• Rainfalls over 1 mm: 120
• Frost: 7
  • First frost: December 28th
  • Last frost: February 12th
• Snow: 6
• Thunderstorm: 5
• Hail: 3

(As of 1991)

Web links

Commons : Département Manche  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Department of Manche (French)
• Prefecture of the department of Manche (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 31, 2013. 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Michelin Guide Normandy. Michelin et Cie, Clermand-Ferrand 1997, ISBN 2-06-234801-0 .
3. ↑ La Cite de la Mer . citedelamer.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
4. ↑ Scriptorial d'Avranches: Admirez les 600 Œuvres du Musée . scriptorial.fr. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
5. ^ Maison Natale Jean-François Millet . patrimoine.manche.fr. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
6. ↑ Ferme-musée du Cotentin . patrimoine.manche.fr. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
7. ↑ Ecomusée de la Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel . patrimoine.manche.fr. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′  N , 1 ° 22 ′  W