Wind gusts over 130 km/h are expected on the coast of the Manche department.

Manche: The New Storm Eleanor Arrives Tonight

After Ana and Bruno in December, Carmen on Year’s Day, Eleanor arrives this Wednesday 3rd January, 2018, in the morning, with winds exceeding 130 km/h. Maritime overflows will occur on the exposed coast. Eleanor called by the British meteorological services and by the name of David in France, this is the second storm that will sweep […]

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In Granville, a pedestrian was seriously injured

Granville: 83 Year Old Pedestrian Seriously Injured

A lady of 83 years has been severely hit by a car near the Louis – Dior stadium in Granville (Manche) this Monday, December 18th around 4.45pm. It was 4:45 p.m. this Monday 18th December, 2017, when firefighters from the fire station in Granville (Manche) were called to a traffic accident near the Louis-Dior stadium in Granville. A vehicle, driven by […]

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Road accident deaths in Normandy have fallen although there is more accidents

Road Safety: Fewer Deaths but More Accidents on the Roads of Normandy in November

The number of injury by road accidents has increased sharply between November 2016 and 2017, in several departments of Normandy, like the national trend. 281 dead . The number of people killed in France in traffic accidents,  in the month of November 2017 . A figure up 8.9%compared to the same period in 2016. Preliminary figures begin to emerge for departments  Normandy . In November 2017, at […]

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Waves up to 10 m are expected in Brittany and on the Channel coast Saturday.

Weather: Expected Waves of 8 or 9 metres in Brittany and the Channel Coast

A Yellow weather warning for strong gusts of wind and waves up to 9 meters high are expected in Brittany and 8 meters on the coast of the Channel, Saturday, October 21st. The forecasts. We must be careful this weekend, especially this Saturday 21st October, 2017. Strong winds are expected to reach the coasts of Brittany and Normandy, accompanied by waves of up […]

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Roadside checks in Normandy will be strengthened during the long weekend of 15 August.

Normandy: Injury Accidents on the Channel Routes Up 21%

As of Friday 11th August, injury accidents on the roads of the Manche department of Normandy are increasing compared to last year, on the same date. Roadside checks will be larger during the weekend of 15 August. “Twenty-one people have died including thirteen vulnerable road users (cyclists 6, 4 bikers and pedestrians 3) on the Channel […]

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Several Normandy beaches are closed to swimming

Normandy: Several Beaches Closed to Swimming

This is the case in Seine-Maritime, Calvados and Manche. The shellfish is prohibited in certain places. Asnelles, Langrune-sur-Mer Bernières-sur-Mer Varaville, Houlgate and Cabourg in Normandy; Nicolas the south beach in Granville and Saint-Jean-le-Thomas in the English Channel; Veules-les-Roses and Dieppe in Seine-Maritime … Regional Health Agency has issued several bathing bans, this Thursday, August 10th in Normandy. The fishing of […]

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Normandy has blocked the route of Marine le Pen, bu voting for Emmanuel Macron

Normandy blocked the Road for Marine Le Pen

PRESIDENTIAL: The Front National remains strong in Normandy. But Emmanuel Macron is out on top in the five departments of Normandy. Fifteen days after the majority voted for Marine Le Pen, the Normans have chosen to place their fate in the hands of Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the presidential election. The new president, who […]

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The grant from the state will be used for security of Mont-Saint-Michel

Manche: Two Million Euros for the Safety of Mont-Saint-Michel

Yesterday, Friday 24th February, a general meeting of rural mayors of the Manche was held. At this meeting, the Prefect of the Manche, Jacques Witkowski announced that the state would make a grant of two million euros for the safety of the attraction of Mont Saint-Michel. At the general meeting of rural mayors of the Manche […]

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Departments in Normabdy are on a Yellow warning for snow and ice

Weather: Snow and ice, the cold settles in Normandy

Orne, Calvados and Manche are under a yellow warning for snow and ice during the night. Seine-Maritime prefecture triggered the alert “cold weather”. Three departments under snow and ice warning The cold settles in Normandy. In the night from Wednesday 8th to Thursday, February 9, 2017, the former Lower Normandy is under yellow alert for […]

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Nine departments in the North West France have been placed on Orange Alert

Storm Kurt: Nine Departments in West on Orange Alert

The Ille-et-Vilaine Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne and the Vendée are placed in orange vigilance strong wind on Friday morning by Météo France. The alarm monitoring is maintained for the Cotes d’Armor, Brittany, the Channel and the Morbihan. Meteo France placed five new departments in the west of France orange alert in their newsletter 6 am Friday […]

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