Located in: [[Normandie]]. [[Manche]] is a coastal department in [[Normandie|Normandy]] on the [[English Channel]], which is known as [[English Channel|La Manche]] (literally "the sleeve"), in French: the department is named after it. [[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.