Saint-Lô
Saint-Lô | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
A view of Saint-Lô from the Notre-Dame church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Lô | |
Saint-Lô Saint-Lô | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′N 1°05′W / 49.12°N 1.09°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Saint-Lô-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Lô Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuelle Lejeune[1] (DVD) |
Area 1 | 23.19 km2 (8.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 19,352 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50502 /50000 |
| Elevation | 7–134 m (23–440 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Lô (US: /sæ̃ ˈloʊ, seɪnt -, sənt -/,[3][4][5] French: [sɛ̃ lo] ⓘ; Breton: Sant Lo) is a commune in northwest France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Normandy.[6]
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).[6] The placename derives from that of a local saint, Laud of Coutances.
The commune has 18,931 inhabitants[Note 1] who are called Saint-Lois(es). The names of Laudois(es), Laudien(ne)s or Laudinien(ne)s are also cited.[7] A martyr city of World War II, Saint-Lô was decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1948 and was given the nickname "Capital of the Ruins", a phrase popularised by Samuel Beckett.[8]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Saint-Lô". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Saint-Lô". Lexico US English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Saint-Lô". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b Commune de Saint-Lô (50502), INSEE
- ^ Petit Robert. 1987.
- ^ The expression "Capitale des Ruines" is attributed to Bernard Jacqueline, former apostolic nuncio and erudite historian. It was taken over by Samuel Beckett in his text The Capital of Ruins of 10 June 1946.
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