Administrations and services Manche

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In May 2006, EDF decided, after four months of public consultations, to construct the first EPR-type French nuclear reactor. The site called Flamanville 3 is located on the same name. The new reactor incorporates the return of experience of nearly 30 years'operation of nuclear power plants by EDF. Its performance will be increased in all areas: reduced by at least 30% of the releases to the environment by Mw produced, reducing the quantity of radioactive waste by 30% compared with the current 1350 megawatt reactors, reducing by a factor of 10 of the risk of serious accidents already extremely low on current reactors, a production of 1650 megawatt (or the consumption value of a region of Picardy size).

Almost 650 employees EDF currently operates the Flamanville nuclear power plant. Thanks to its two 1350 megawatt reactors, it produces an average of 18 billion kilowatt hours per year. During construction, the most intense peak of activity will see 2 500 professionals in action on the site of Flamanville 3. In 2012, EDF employees will operate the new production unit.

Much more than a simple library, the Qasar is a real cultural complex that includes a museum and an art library: you can borrow works, keep them at home for a given time and bring them back! The place, located in the heart of the city, a few steps from the pedestrian bridge of the Bassin du Commerce, is also the setting for many activities: family workshops, to familiarise you with certain artistic techniques, for example, are offered.

An imposing building in the heart of the city, the City Hotel was, until the merger of Cherbourg and Octeville, the only town hall in the city, which now counts an appendix on the heights. Opened every day of the ouvrée week, the place, steeped in history, especially at the time of allied liberation, offers ventilated and functional spaces. Note on the side of the building, entering the Rue de la Paix, a large souvenir plaque dedicated to events in the city upon release.

A complete and almost exhaustive weekly magazine, with a wide range of topics. La Manche Libre, France's leading regional periodical, has seven editions, two of which are in Calvados (Saint Lô, Coutances, Avranches, Cherbourg, Granville, Bayeux and Vire). The paper is structured around several sections, from international news to local information, and offers a magazine detailing television programmes. Part of the same group as Tendance Ouest radio, the weekly is very popular with locals.

Mmm! These brioches made with churn butter and cooked in wood fire, like all of the pastry and bakery of this house before which there is often tail. They know them - and recognize - as far as Channel. Other little delicacies from home: lemon rye bread, bread for apples and cider… Pastries are not the same as: they smell the butter, know-how and fresh products. To find the address, at times of fournées, it is easy: all it takes is to follow the delicate smell of the ovens.

Saint-Lô has a population of 19,050. For tourist information, the Saint-Lô Tourist Office can be contacted on 02 14 29 00 17. Saint-Lô is also known for its educational establishments, such as elementary school and collèges. The town also boasts the Lycées Le Verrier, Pierre et Marie Curie and the Lycée professionnel Camille Corot.

Despite his large scale rondes, Jan Madd is not Harry Potter's grandfather. Nevertheless, this man knows - almost - as much magic tricks as the hero of Poulvard. Disappearance of live canary geese and canaries, levitation of its assistants and handling of strings. So many ultra classic numbers put in the scene in a mysterious setting: in the basement of a barge, a simple rideau red velvet curtain and smoke play create an unreal atmosphere. Even the most refractory will be amazed by the numbers, especially as Jan Madd is very sympathetic and knows how to capture his audience by involving the children in his show. We are asking for it.

The Service Interprofessionnel de Santé au Travail Ouest Normandie (SIST Ouest Normandie), through its more than 20 occupational health and prevention centers, offers a range of services tailored to the needs of every employee and company in the region, whatever their sector of activity (excluding construction and agriculture). The occupational health service supports 13,000 companies and 137,000 employees. The association employs over 175 staff, including some thirty doctors. The Manche branch is located in Saint-Lô.

It is the only magazine that predicted the reunification of Normandy well before it became official in 2015! Every two months, it contains all the political, economic and cultural information of the five Normandy departments, offering a wealth of practical information and ideas for discovery. It is a format of several dozen pages in colour, and sometimes in English as some of the subjects presented are translated in parallel. Welcome to the subjects of Her Gracious Majesty who love Normandy!

Located in the heart of the département, some twenty kilometers west of Saint-Lô, the Clinique William Harvey, part of the Inicea group, specializes in the care of patients suffering from cardiac and vascular pathologies. It offers them the best possible rehabilitation, in a calm environment, with full hospitalization beds (with 81 places for this purpose), but also places for day hospitalization.

The private hospital of Centre-Manche, located in the heart of the sub-prefecture of Coutances, has a technical platform for surgery, medical imaging including a scanner and an MRI, as well as an analysis laboratory. The hospital, which employs over 80 people, is linked to the Saint-Lô facility, some 30 km away, belonging to the same group.

The administrative unit covers an entire geographical area, including the central-eastern part of the department. Bordering Calvados, just a few dozen kilometers from the coast (both the eastern Cotentin and the west coast), the Communauté d'Agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo encompasses the prefectural city and almost a hundred surrounding communes, in a preserved natural environment, between Vire and the hills. More than 75,000 people live here.

It's all in the name: Normandie Passion is the magazine for lovers of the region (and visitors arriving here for the first time), and of course of the Manche department! From heritage to history, from what's new to explore to trends, unusual accommodation and sport, you'll find everything you need in this comprehensive magazine. It's available in two formats: paper or digital. Beautifully crafted, it's well worth buying, as its price is particularly reasonable.

Located in the heart of the sub-prefectural city, this private hospital, a member of the Vivalto Santé Group, has 172 beds, 70 practitioners, over 200 employees and welcomes around 18,500 patients every year. In this hospital, where around 80% of stays are on an outpatient basis, there are several departments, including one for full hospitalization or outpatient surgery, another for polyvalent medicine, and another for oncology, for example. The facility also boasts a 38-strong nursing assistant training institute.

As part of the vast La Source complex, Saint-Lô's three-storey Médiathèque features distinct areas where comfort and conviviality are paramount. A newsstand, café and exhibition room on the first floor, consultation areas and activity rooms on the first level, and a floor reserved for staff. The cultural program focuses on diversity and intergenerational exchange: exhibitions, encounters...

It is the largest hospital in the Manche department. Located in the heart of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, it serves the entire Cotentin region. With two technical platforms, it offers a very wide range of services (cardiology, gynecology, nephrology, pediatrics, oncology, pneumology, radiotherapy, etc.). The hospital also has two EPHAD units, one in the town and the other in Valognes.

This public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation covers the entire southernmost part of the département, from the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel to the departments of Orne and Mayenne. With its maritime and bocage landscapes, the area includes several small urban centers, such as Avranches, Pontorson, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët and Mortain. Well served, it has a population of almost 90,000, and a historic heritage of the highest order, beyond that of Mont-Saint-Michel alone.

It is the largest facility in the Groupe Hospitalier Mont-Saint-Michel, which groups together all the entities in the south of France. The Avranches-Granville hospital center is spread over two sites some twenty kilometers apart, efficiently linked by an efficient road network, and boasts 800 hospital beds, 2,000 staff and over 120 doctors. Many medical specialties are practiced here, including gynecology, neonatology and emergency medicine.

The Centre Hospitalier Mémorial is located in Saint-Lô, with an additional site in Coutances. Known by its full name, Hôpital Mémorial France - Etats-Unis, it has 500 beds and employs over 1,600 staff, including 200 doctors. Among its specialties, the hospital boasts a high-performance technical platform, and is renowned for its maternity unit and excellence in bariatric surgery. The Coutances hospital is considered a geriatric center of excellence.

Centered around the town of Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny, this community of communes, the least populated in the département, has no shortage of assets. There's no coastline here (although the sea is only twenty minutes away), but green landscapes, rolling hills and nature at its best. With a population of around 15,000, the area is easily accessible by train and freeway (A84), providing quick access to Rennes, Caen or Cherbourg.

Just ten kilometers from Mont-Saint-Michel, the Centre Hospitalier de l'Estran is located in Pontorson, and has a facility in Avranches, giving it access to the south of the département. Specializing in psychiatric disciplines, the complex has over 400 beds and employs 850 staff, including around 20 doctors. It also includes a center dedicated to addiction treatment and two Maisons d'Accueil Spécialisées (MAS) for severely disabled people.

Right in the heart of the département, this public institution for inter-municipal cooperation boasts a long coastline, including several seaside resorts such as Agon-Coutainville, Gouville-sur-Mer and Hauteville-sur-Mer. The area also boasts a number of inland communes, set in green, hedged farmland offering complete tranquillity. In the center, Coutances proudly holds its rank as a sub-prefecture, with shops, entertainment and heritage.

Memory and nature: these could be the two words used to describe this area, which is also well connected to the rest of the département by motorway and rail. Memory, because here you'll find some of the main sites of the 1944 landings, such as Utah-Beach and Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Nature, because here you are in the heart of the Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, whose capital is Carentan, a pretty shopping town linked to the sea by a canal.

The Communauté d'Agglomération du Cotentin is the department's most populous EPCI. With a population of almost 180,000, it covers the northernmost part of the Cotentin region, including its north, west and east coasts. Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is the main town in a multi-faceted region well served by motorways and railways. Here, the sea is never far away, and the inland is hilly and green.

Comprising 32 communes and 45,000 inhabitants, this community of communes is divided, like others in the Manche department and as its name suggests, between coastal areas and inland. The green bocage is dotted with small shopping towns and peaceful villages, while the coastal zone is a succession of beautiful beaches and seaside resorts. At the heart of the latter is Granville, whose lively cultural life sets it apart from the rest of the Manche region.

As an integral part of the Quasar complex, which includes an art library, the Thomas Henry Museum and the Paul Éluard Room, the Jacques Prévert Media Library is a major cultural venue in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. 240,000 documents can be consulted or borrowed, including novels, comic books, children's books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, instruments, vinyl and sheet music. The place also offers a great musical program.

Located in the Reception Nave of La Cité de la Mer, near the Archimedes bathyscaphe, this media library-museum is a realm for underwater enthusiasts. Teachers can organise visits with schoolchildren, researchers and students can find resources for their studies, and visitors can learn more about the underwater world. Tens of thousands of books in French and English, press articles, and DVDs are available.

The name of this inter-municipality speaks for itself: right in the heart of the département, this territory runs along the west side of the Cotentin with its long sandy beaches, interspersed with a few harbors, like so many beached areas. There are no big towns here, just small commercial towns: La Haye, Lessay and Périers, for example, and an area that extends inland to the Cotentin marshes.

Spread over 4 establishments in the Manche department, this private, non-profit organization, recognized as a public utility, manages structures in the health, medical-social and social sectors. Among its specialties, it provides support for people suffering from psychological or psychiatric disorders, or who are losing their independence. Today, it employs almost 2,000 people, including 65 doctors at all its sites, making it one of the leading health centers in the département.

The result of the merger of several former private establishments in Cherbourg, the Polyclinique du Cotentin has been located on the heights of the town since the late 1990s. The town's main private healthcare facility, which has been extended over the years, employs 125 staff and works with some 50 private practitioners. Every year, it provides 3,500 inpatient and 6,500 outpatient treatments. Many surgical procedures in a wide range of specialties are performed here. An analysis laboratory and the premises of SOS Médecins complete the complex.

The Entendre Granville audioprosthetist is a healthcare professional specialising in hearing problems. A member of the Entendre network, the leading cooperative of independent hearing aid practitioners in France, this state-qualified audioprosthetist offers advice and solutions tailored to each individual. Audioprothésiste Entendre Granville is easily accessible thanks to its location near Rue De La Fontaine Bedeau.

Acunature is located in the heart of the bocage, and is best known for its Easy Dada bracelet. The latter is based on acupuncture and is intended for everyone, from 2 years old. This acupuncture pain reliever (hence the name Dada) relieves pain and fever. To benefit from its advantages, nothing could be simpler: you just have to wear it on your ankle. Mouna and Nayla, at the origin of this beautiful initiative, share a unique know-how.