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Saint-Lô
Normandy (Region), France
View Larger MapDescription of institution: Saint-Lô is a commune in northwest France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Normandy.[5]
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).[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-L%C3%B4