Manche (mäNsh), department (1990 pop. 480,900), NW France, in Normandy Normandy (nôr`məndē), Fr.
..... Click the link for more information. , on the English Channel. Manche is coextensive with the Cotentin Cotentin (kôtäNtăN`), region of N France, in Normandy, roughly coinciding with the peninsula formed by Manche dept.
..... Click the link for more information. peninsula and extends S into the Norman woods. Saint-Lô Saint-Lô (săN-lō), town (1990 pop. 22,819), capital of Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy.
..... Click the link for more information. (the capital), Cherbourg Cherbourg (shĕrb
r`), city (1990 pop. 28,773), Manche dept.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Avranches Avranches (ävräNsh`), town (1993 est. pop. 9,520), Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy, on the English Channel.
..... Click the link for more information. are the chief towns, and Mont-Saint-Michel Mont-Saint-Michel (môN-săN-mēshĕl`), rocky isle (1993 est. pop.
..... Click the link for more information. is off the coast. Manche is largely agricultural, with extensive animal breeding and raising. Although industry is secondary, there are textile, copper, tile, and food industries, and, at Cherbourg, shipbuilding. The name Manche derives from the French name for the English Channel.
Manche
..... Click the link for more information. , on the English Channel. Manche is coextensive with the Cotentin Cotentin (kôtäNtăN`), region of N France, in Normandy, roughly coinciding with the peninsula formed by Manche dept.
..... Click the link for more information. peninsula and extends S into the Norman woods. Saint-Lô Saint-Lô (săN-lō), town (1990 pop. 22,819), capital of Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy.
..... Click the link for more information. (the capital), Cherbourg Cherbourg (shĕrb
r`), city (1990 pop. 28,773), Manche dept...... Click the link for more information. , and Avranches Avranches (ävräNsh`), town (1993 est. pop. 9,520), Manche dept., NW France, in Normandy, on the English Channel.
..... Click the link for more information. are the chief towns, and Mont-Saint-Michel Mont-Saint-Michel (môN-săN-mēshĕl`), rocky isle (1993 est. pop.
..... Click the link for more information. is off the coast. Manche is largely agricultural, with extensive animal breeding and raising. Although industry is secondary, there are textile, copper, tile, and food industries, and, at Cherbourg, shipbuilding. The name Manche derives from the French name for the English Channel.
Manche
1. a department of NW France, in Basse-Normandie region. Capital: St-L?. Pop.: 484 967 (2003 est.). Area: 6412 sq. km (2501 sq. miles)
2. La. the French name for the English Channel
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