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Manche ( / mɒ̃ʃ /, French pronunciation: [mɑ̃ʃ] ⓘ; Norman: Maunche) is a coastal French département in Normandy on the English Channel, which is known as La Manche, literally "the sleeve", in French.
- English Channel
The name is usually said to refer to the sleeve (French: la...
- La Mancha
La Mancha (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈmantʃa]) is a natural...
- English Channel
The name is usually said to refer to the sleeve (French: la manche) shape of the Channel. Folk etymology has derived it from a Celtic word meaning 'channel' that is also the source of the name for the Minch in Scotland, [13] but this name is not attested before the 17th century, and French and British sources of that time are clear about its ...
- 63 m (207 ft)
- 174 m (571 ft), at Hurd's Deep
- 75,000 km² (29,000 sq mi)
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La Manche (/ m ɑ̃ ʃ / [Note 1]) est un département français de la région Normandie. Son nom provient de la mer qui le borde sur tout son pourtour nord et ouest, et le quart nord-est. L'Insee et La Poste lui attribuent le code 50. Sa préfecture est Saint-Lô et la plus grande ville est Cherbourg-en-Cotentin en termes de population.
La Mancha (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈmantʃa]) is a natural and historical region in the Spanish provinces of Albacete, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, and Toledo. It is an arid but fertile plateau (610 m or 2000 ft) that stretches from the mountains of Toledo to the western spurs of the Cuenca hills, bordered to the south by the Sierra Morena and to ...
- 610 m (2,000 ft)
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, the English Channel to the west and north and by sharing maritime borders with the Crown Dependencies of ...
Mar 12, 2023 · English: The English Channel lies between France and England. Also in the Channel are Jersey, Guernsey and the other Channel Islands. Français : La Manche se trouve entre la France et l' Angleterre. Parmi les îles de la Manche on retrouve les bailliages de Jersey et de Guernesey.
La Manche (en anglais English Channel, en breton Mor Breizh 3, en normand Maunche, en cornique Mor Bretannek, en gallois Môr Udd, en néerlandais Het Kanaal) est une mer épicontinentale 4 de l' océan Atlantique, située dans le nord-ouest de l' Europe et qui s'étend sur une superficie d'environ 75 000 km2 et sépare la France du Royaume-Uni ; longu...
