Manche is a coastal French département in Normandy on the English Channel, which is known as La Manche, literally "the sleeve", in French. Manche is bordered by Ille-et-Vilaine and Mayenne to the south, Orne and Calvados to the east, as well it borders 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 495,045 in 2019.
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Vauville is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.
The Canton of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin in France is situated in the department of Manche and the region of Normandy. Its seat is in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 14 to 33 communes :
La Haye-du-Puits is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of La Haye.
Crollon is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It had 283 inhabitants as of 2014. Historically, Crollon has ranged in size from a maximum of 500 inhabitants in 1821 to a minimum of 183 in 1982. Christian Pacilly became mayor of Crollon in 2008, replacing Arsène Bouteloup, who had been mayor for the previous 32 years.
Genêts is a commune in the department of Manche, in northwestern France. It was the port of the oppidum Ingena, the main settlement of the Abrincatui.
Hiesville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy, north-western France. A small commune, Hiesville covers an area of just 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi). It is bounded by Boutteville to the north, Blosville to the west, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont to the east, and Vierville to the south, and lies several kilometres from the Normandy coast.
Saint-Pierre-Langers is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
La Meauffe is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
Le Val-Saint-Père is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is a port city in the department of Manche, Normandy, northwestern France, established on 1 January 2016. The commune takes its name from Cherbourg, the main town of the commune, and the Cotentin Peninsula. Cherbourg is an important commercial, ferry and military port on the English Channel. Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is a Maritime prefecture and sub-prefecture of Manche. Due to its union, it is the most populous commune in its department with 79,144 inhabitants as of 2018, making it the first city of the department before the Saint-Lô prefecture and the second in the region after Caen. Its urban unit is composed of three communes, and has 81,963 inhabitants (2018). Its larger functional area has 152,630 inhabitants (2018).
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bricquebec, Les Perques, Quettetot, Saint-Martin-le-Hébert, Le Valdécie and Le Vrétot.
La Haye is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of La Haye-du-Puits, Baudreville, Bolleville, Glatigny, Mobecq, Montgardon, Saint-Rémy-des-Landes, Saint-Symphorien-le-Valois and Surville.
Thèreval is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Hébécrevon and La Chapelle-en-Juger.
Percy-en-Normandie is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Percy and Le Chefresne.
Le Parc is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Braffais, Plomb and Sainte-Pience.
Cherbourg-Octeville is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It was formed when Cherbourg and Octeville merged on 28 February 2000. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, of which it became a delegated commune. Its population was 35,338 in 2019.
La Hague is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Beaumont-Hague, Acqueville, Auderville, Biville, Branville-Hague, Digulleville, Éculleville, Flottemanville-Hague, Gréville-Hague, Herqueville, Jobourg, Omonville-la-Petite, Omonville-la-Rogue, Sainte-Croix-Hague, Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, Tonneville, Urville-Nacqueville, Vasteville and Vauville.
The canton of La Hague 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 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.
