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Manche is one of the original 83 Departments of France, established during the French Revolution on 26 February 1790. It was created from part of the province of Normandy. The capital was Coutances until 1796, and it resumed that role after World War II because of the almost complete destruction of Saint-Lô during the Battle of Normandy ...
Saint-Lô (US: / s æ̃ ˈ l oʊ, s eɪ n t-, s ən t-/, French: [sɛ̃ lo] ⓘ; Breton: Sant Lo) 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.
The Manche department is in north-west Normandy (northern France) on the Cotentin Peninsula which extends into the English Channel, with Cherbourg at the northern end and Saint-Lô as departmental capital. The department takes its name from the English Channel, called La Manche in France.
Saint-Lô, town, capital of Manche département, Normandy région, northwestern France. It lies on a promontory dominating the Vire River valley. Called Briovera in Gallo-Roman times, it was renamed for Saint Lô, the 6th-century bishop of Coutances.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Saint-Lo is in the north of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Manche department (general information: Saint-Lo is 253 kilometres from Paris).
Satellite. Photo Map. Saint-Lô is the capital of the Manche department in Normandy. Saint-Lô has about 18,700 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
La Manche : 8 territories. La Manche is a peninsula that’s divided into eight territories. The sea is omnipresent here: it gives its name to the department and regulates its climate. Between land and sea, discover La Manche, a place like nowhere else! La Manche.
