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Saint-Lô

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Saint-Lô

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Also known as Saint-Lo, Rocher-de-la-Liberté, St. Ló

Saint-Lô (, ; ) is a commune in northwest France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Normandy.

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Saint-Lô is a town in northwestern France that serves as the administrative capital of the Manche department in the Normandy region. It matters as an important local government center for its area.

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Place details

Locality
Saint-Lô
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Population
21,722
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
14.0 µg/m³
PM10
19.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Saint-Lô
French commune.commune status
Prefecture and commune
French commune.image
Vue-Est-depuis-Notre-Dame-Saint-Lo.JPG
French commune.caption
A view of Saint-Lô from the
French commune.image flag size
100px
French commune.image coat of arms
Grandes armes ville de saint lo.svg
French commune.image coat of arms size
120px
French commune.arrondissement
Saint-Lô
French commune.canton
Saint-Lô-1 and 2
French commune.INSEE
50502
French commune.postal code
50000
French commune.mayor
Emmanuelle Lejeune
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.party
DVD
French commune.intercommunality
Saint-Lô Agglo
French commune.elevation m
14
French commune.elevation min m
7
French commune.elevation max m
134

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Official website

Site officiel de la ville de Saint-Lô - Site officiel de la ville de Saint-Lô

Bienvenue à Saint-Lô, préfecture du département de la Manche, en région Normandie, ville de plus de 20 000 habitants et terre d’entreprises, d’investissements,

saint-lo.fr →

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Travel guide

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thumb|Saint-Lô, summer 1944 The town was the scene of heavy fighting during World War II, shortly after the D-Day landings, and was utterly devastated. As one American soldier put it "We sure liberated the hell out of this place."

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

72 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Climate
  • Transport
  • Road
  • Rail
  • Urban transport network
  • Intercity transport network
  • Air and river transport
  • History
  • Briovère
  • Middle Ages
  • 16th to 20th centuries
  • World War II
  • Postwar period
  • Politics and administration
  • List of mayors
  • During the Revolution
  • Empires and Restoration
  • Third Republic
  • Since 1944
  • Demography
  • Demographic evolution
  • Age structure
  • Heraldry
  • Economy
  • Tax rate
  • Industries
  • Tertiary sector
  • Agriculture and agro-food hub
  • Media
  • Education
  • University Institute of Technology
  • School of Management and Commerce
  • Garrisons
  • Culture
  • Facilities
  • Events
  • Personalities linked to the commune
  • Births
  • Others
  • Sports
  • Sports disciplines
  • Football
  • Other sports clubs
  • Facilities
  • Sites and monuments
  • Religious heritage
  • Church of Notre-Dame
  • Church of Sainte-Croix
  • Cemetery of Saint-Lô
  • Other buildings
  • Historical civil heritage
  • Ramparts
  • National Stud
  • Château de la Vaucelle
  • Museums
  • Museum of Fine Arts
  • Museum of the Norman Bocage
  • Chapel of Madeleine
  • Other notable places
  • Place de la Mairie
  • The Caisse d'Épargne squirrel
  • Quarters
  • Parks and green spaces
  • Twinning programmes and sponsorship
  • Philately
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Saint-Lô (, ; ) is a commune in northwest France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Normandy.

Although it is the second largest city of Manche after Cherbourg, it remains the prefecture of the department. It is also chef-lieu of an arrondissement and two cantons (Saint-Lô-1 and Saint-Lô-2). The place name derives from that of a local saint, Laud of Coutances.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Lô” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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