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    Barfleur (French pronunciation: [baʁflœʁ]) is a commune and fishing village in Manche, Normandy, northwestern France. During the Middle Ages, Barfleur...
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    Sainte-Mère-Église. On 1 January 2019, the former communes of Carquebut and Ravenoville were merged into Sainte-Mère-Église. Sainte-Mère-Église lies in a...
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    Mont-Saint-Michel (French pronunciation: [lə mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miʃɛl]; Norman: Mont Saint Miché; English: Saint Michael's Mount) is a tidal island and mainland commune...
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    Constructeurs de navires à Barfleur et Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue [Shipbuilders in Barfleur and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue] (in French). Musée maritime de l'Île de Tatihou...
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    and Samuel Hood aboard the Barfleur. According to legend, after he had fired the last of the ammunition of his carronades, de Grasse fired off his silverware...
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    north-western France. A market takes place in Saint-Pierre-Église every Wednesday. Saint-Pierre-Église is twinned with Twyford, United Kingdom. Communes...
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    of industrialists, an important commune that absorbed the village of Saint-Nicolas-près-Granville in 1962, port and airport of South Manche, it has also...
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    Cherbourg-Octeville), making it the first city of the department before the Saint-Lô prefecture and the second in the region after Caen. Its urban unit is...
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    Notre-Dame de Saint-Lô" [The church of Notre-Dame de Saint-Lô]. Normandie Héritage (in French). "Eglise Notre-Dame" [Church of Notre-Dame]. Saint-Lô (in French)...
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    Peninsula near Valognes. Its population was 2,099 in 2018. The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, an ancient castle with massive 14th century towers...
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    is recorded in Guy de Maupassant's novel Notre Cœur, when the main character Mariolle meets his lover and sets out for Mont Saint-Michel: The houses crowning...
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    Saint-André-de-l'Épine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də lepin]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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    Saint-Nicolas-de-Pierrepont (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də pjɛʁpɔ̃]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
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    Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ syʁ sɛv]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Prior...
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    Saint-André-de-Bohon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də bɔ.ɔ̃]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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    Jobourg, Omonville-la-Petite, Omonville-la-Rogue, Sainte-Croix-Hague, Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, Tonneville, Urville-Nacqueville, Vasteville and Vauville...
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    Saint-Martin-de-Bonfossé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də bɔ̃fose]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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    Saint-Georges-de-la-Rivière (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də la ʁivjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
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    directions. Saint-James is twinned with: Erkelenz, Germany Beaminster, United Kingdom Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Château de la Paluelle After...
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    Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də la ʁivjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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    Saint-Sauveur-de-Pierrepont (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sovœʁ də pjɛʁpɔ̃]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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    Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒak də ne.u], literally Saint-Jacques of Néhou) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in...
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    Saint-Jean-de-Savigny (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də saviɲi]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Martin-de-Varreville
    Saint-Martin-de-Varreville (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də vaʁvil]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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    Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl də mɔ̃ʒwa]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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    Saint-Aubin-de-Terregatte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿obɛ̃ də tɛʁɡat]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Sébastien-de-Raids
    Saint-Sébastien-de-Raids (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sebastjɛ̃ də ʁɛ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Communes...
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    Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ də kyv], literally Saint-Laurent of Cuves) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy...
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    Saint-Marcouf (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁkuf] ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. During the Second World...
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    on Allied ships. Since February 2010, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Sainte-Mère-Église and Ravenoville have formed a grouping of "communes touristiques" [fr]....
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