ARRONDISSEMENTS OF THE MANCHE DEPARTMENT

The 4 'arrondissements of the Manche department' are:
# Arrondissement of Avranches, (subprefecture: Avranches) with 16 cantons and 160 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 117,460 in 1990, and was 117,431 in 1999, a decrease of 0.02%.
# Arrondissement of Cherbourg-Octeville, (subprefecture: Cherbourg-Octeville) with 15 cantons and 189 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 191,593 in 1990, and was 190,973 in 1999, a decrease of 0.32%.
# Arrondissement of Coutances, (subprefecture: Coutances) with 10 cantons and 130 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 74,212 in 1990, and was 76,861 in 1999, an increase of 3.57%.
# Arrondissement of Saint-Lô, (prefecture of the Manche department: Saint-Lô) with 11 cantons and 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 96,371 in 1990, and was 96,206 in 1999, a decrease of 0.17%.
'In tabular format:'

'Arrondissement'	'Chief town'	'Population' (as of 1999)	'Area' (km²)	'Population density' (hab/km²)	'Number of cantons'	'Number of communes'
Arrondissement of Avranches	Avranches	117,431	1,762	67	16	160
Arrondissement of Cherbourg-Octeville	Cherbourg-Octeville	190,973	1,639	116	15	189
Arrondissement of Coutances	Coutances	76,861	1,301	59	10	130
Arrondissement of Saint-Lô	Saint-Lô	96,206	1,235	78	11	123