Manche
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Manche ( ; ; Norman: ) is a coastal French department in Normandy on the English Channel, which is known as , literally "the sleeve", in French. Manche is bordered by Ille-et-Vilaine and Mayenne to the south, Orne and Calvados to the east, the English Channel to the west and north and by sharing maritime borders with the Crown Dependencies of Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey of the United Kingdom to the west. It had a population of 497,522 in 2023.
Manche ( ; ; Norman: ) is a coastal French department in Normandy on the English Channel, which is known as , literally "the sleeve", in French. Manche is bordered by Ille-et-Vilaine and Mayenne to the south, Orne and Calvados to the east, the English Channel to the west and north and by sharing maritime borders with the Crown Dependencies of Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey of the United Kingdom to the west. It had a population of 497,522 in 2023. ===Principal towns=== The most populous commune is Cherbourg-en-Cotentin; and the prefecture Saint-Lô is the second-most populous. As of 2023, there are six communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants1: ==Politics== The president of the Departmental Council is Jean Morin, elected in July 2021. ===Current National Assembly Representatives=== ==Sports== Football: main clubs: AS Cherbourg, US Avranches, FC Saint-Lô, US Granville, CS Villedieu, FC Équeurdreville-Hainneville... Cycling: the Tour de France 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. Tennis: hosts the Challenger La Manche tournament. Thai boxing: Villedieu-les-Poêles Badminton: Two local clubs compete in the national championship (N3): St Hilaire du Harcouet and Hainneville. Golf: course: Granville, Bréhal, Coutainville, Cherbourg, Centre Manche, Fontenay, Côte des Isles ==Tourism== ==See also== Cantons of the Manche department Communes of the Manche department Arrondissements of the Manche department Cotentinais, the Norman dialect of Manche. ==References== ==External links== Prefecture website Departmental Council website A wiki about the Manche Comité départemental du tourisme de la Manche
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