Manche
The department Manche [ mɑ ː ʃ ] is a French department of atomic number 50 It is in the north of the country in the Basse -Normandie and is named after the English Channel, which in French is called La Manche.
History
The department Manche 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, but was moved in 1796 to Saint -Lô. Coutances took over temporarily the back seat of the prefecture, as the city of Saint- Lô was completely destroyed in the summer of 1944 during the Second World War when the Allied invasion.
Cities
The most densely populated municipalities of the department of Manche are:
Another well known place in the department Manche is Mont -Saint -Michel, which is visited by 3.5 million tourists.
Administrative divisions
- List of cantons in the department Manche
- List of municipalities in the department of Manche
Culture
The state of the megaliths, which are the oldest monuments in the department Manche is different. Many illegal excavations have led to the irretrievable loss of information. What relates to the conservation of monuments as they are apart from a handful of megaliths in a desolate state.
- Pierre au Rey Dolmen at Flamanville
- Dolmen in the Bois de la Plesse
- Tumulus of four- Ville
- Menhir du Clos de la Pierre of Maupertus -sur-Mer
- Allée couverte Autel des Druides in Moitiers d' Allonne
- Allée couverte la Petite Roche Roche Ville
- Allée couverte of Saint- Symphorien -des- Monts
- Allée couverte Vauville
- Allée couverte de la Forge system with lateral access in Bretteville -en- Saire
- Wetzrillen of Saint- Cyr- du- Bailleul
- Wetzrillen of Saint- James
The largest art museum, located in the Territory, is the Cherbourger Cité de la Mer
Climate
Observed at Cap de la Hague, 12 meters height
Days per year with
- Rainfall over 1 mm: 120
- Frost: 7 First Frost: December 28
- Last frost: February 12
(As of 1991)