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Saint-Lô
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
Travel guide
Understand
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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Article
72 sectionsContents
- 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.
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