Coutances
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Coutances is a town located in the Manche department of Normandy in northwestern France. It is a commune, which is the smallest administrative division in the French local government system.
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- Locality
- Coutances
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,657
- Timezone
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Coutances (; Norman: Couotaunches) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
==History== thumb|left|American armored and infantry forces pass through Coutances, France, in July 1944 The capital of the Unelli, a Gaulish tribe, the town was given the name of Constantia in 298 during the reign of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus. The surrounding region, called in Latin the pagus Constantinus, subsequently became known as the Cotentin Peninsula.