The Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France. It extends north-westward into the English Channel, towards Great Britain. To its west lies the Gulf of Saint-Malo and the Channel Islands, and to the southwest lies the peninsula of Brittany.
The arrondissement of Cherbourg is an arrondissement of France in the Manche department in the Normandy region. It has 144 communes. Its population is 189,748 (2016), and its area is 1,643.9 km2 (634.7 sq mi).
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
The arrondissement of Coutances is an arrondissement of France in the Manche department in the Normandy region. It has 81 communes. Its population is 70,845 (2016), and its area is 1,142.1 km2 (441.0 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Avranches is an arrondissement of France in the Manche department in the Normandy region. It has 134 communes. Its population is 134,724 (2016), and its area is 1,888.2 km2 (729.0 sq mi).
The following is a list of the 27 cantons of the Manche department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The Arrondissement of Bayeux an arrondissement of France in the Calvados department in the Normandy region. It has 123 communes. Its population is 73,896 (2016), and its area is 976.6 km2 (377.1 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Dieppe is an arrondissement of France in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy région. It has 343 communes. Its population is 237,203 (2016), and its area is 3,120.3 km2 (1,204.8 sq mi).
The Baie de Seine is a bay in northern France.
The Canton of Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a canton situated in the Seine-Maritime département and in the Normandy region of northern France.
The Val de Saire is an area situated in the north of the Cotentin Peninsula, to the east of Cherbourg in the French region of Lower Normandy. To the south lies the Plain. It is named after the river Saire, which flows from Mesnil-au-Val into the English Channel between Réville and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.
The canton of Agon-Coutainville is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Agon-Coutainville.
The canton of Bréhal is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bréhal.
The canton of Coutances is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Coutances.
The canton of Granville is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Granville.
The canton of Les Pieux is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Les Pieux.
The canton of Pontorson is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Pontorson.
The canton of Quettreville-sur-Sienne is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Quettreville-sur-Sienne.
The canton of Valognes is an administrative division of the Manche department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Valognes.
Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, on the Cotentin Peninsula. It is located in the Manche department, in the Normandy region, northwestern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of 9 communautés de communes and the 2 new communes Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and La Hague. Its area is 1439.4 km2. Its population was 179,484 in 2018, of which 79,144 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin proper.
