Manche

Eventually melting ice filled up the valley and the 'Fleuve Manche' became 'La Manche' - the French word for 'sleeve' that describes the English Channel.

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The "Manche" region covers part of southern England and northern France while the Atlantic region includes western parts of England, Portugal, Spain and Wales.

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And the "revelation" should be credited anyway to the Daily Mail two days ago, 'The EU are trying to wipe us off the map': Brussels merges England and France in new Arc Manche region... with its own FLAG.It also quoted Pickles as its source.

Express EU 'scoop' that the Mail ran two days before 2011

As the politicians and officials threw insults and blame across what we call the English Channel and the French call la Manche, the rest of us could only look on with dismay.

Eurozone crisis fails to ignite French animosity against 'les rosbifs' 2011

Manche Entwürfe sind in 3D, die Möglichkeit anbietend, auf eine verschiedene Weise zu schmücken und Wirkungen erreichend, die sie zweifellos überraschen.

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A quick check on Wikipedia shows that Arc Manche was a transnational regional network and assembly, founded in 1996 and 2005.

Express EU 'scoop' that the Mail ran two days before 2011

Before anyone asks, I might point out that I take a similar view of the water separating England and France which is officially known on one side as the English Channel and on the other as La Manche.

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Like you, fallen in love with France, though more rural – Manche – than big city and now living here.

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The first is 'Rendez-vous' and the second is La Vie en France/la Vie Outre Manche '.

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There are undoubtedly enormous cultural differences to raising children on either side of la Manche and it starts very early.

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