Granville is a commune of the Manche département, in France. The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Manche is a French département in Normandy named after La Manche (the sleeve), which is the French name of the English Channel. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

Administratively, the island of Chausey is part of the commune of Granville. Chausey forms part of the Channel Islands from a geographical point of view, but because it is under French jurisdiction it is almost never mentioned in the context of the other Channel Islands. ...

Miscellaneous

Granville was the birthplace of:

• Christian Dior (born 1905), couturier
• Christophe Auguin, sailor, winner of the 1996-1997 Vendée Globe yacht race
• Jacques Gamblin (born 1957), actor
• Bernard Chenez (born 1946), cartoonist

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A couturier is someone who is involved in the haute couture business and aids in the design, manufacturing, or sales of fashionable clothing. ... The Vendée Globe is a single-handed non-stop round the world yacht race. ... Jacques Gamblin (b. ...

External link

• Town council website (in French)