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Saint-Lô

Saint-Lô is a city and commune of France, the préfecture (capital) of the Manche département, in Normandy. Population (1999): 20,090.

History

In the past called Briovère, the city is built on, and around ramparts. Saint-Lô was almost totally destroyed during the Battle of Normandy in World War II, earning the nickname of the Capital of the Ruins.

Geography

The Vire River flows though the city.

Sights

As partial reparations for the destruction of the city, Americans established the hospital memorial, where one can see a fresco by Fernand Léger.

Miscellaneous

In literature Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon fictionalises the event of the discovery by American soldiers of stockpiles of Champagne in the caves under the rocky outcrop on which the walled city sits.

Births


Saint-Lô was the birthplace of:
  • Urbain Le Verrier (1811-1877), mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics
  • Octave Feuillet (1821-1890), novelist and dramatist

    Twin towns


    Saint-Lô is twinned with:
  • Saint-Ghislain, Belgium, since September 9, 1962
  • Aalen, Germany, since June 3, 1979
  • Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom, since April 20, 1985
  • Lorient, France, since September 11, 1988
  • Roanoke, United States, since June 19, 1999

    Arrondissement

    The Arrondissement of Coutances is made up of 11 cantons and 123 communes:

    • Canton of Canisy:

    • Canton of Percy:

    • Canton of Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle:

    • Canton of Saint-Lô-Est:

    • Canton of Tessy-sur-Vire:

    • Canton of Torigni-sur-Vire:

    • Canton of Villedieu-les-Poêles:

    External link

  • City council website


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