held at Avranches in response to the murder of Anglo-Norman Saint Thomas Becket. Henry II, King of England, after due penance done at Avranches on 21 May...

L’Union Sportive Avranches Mont Saint Michel, shortly known as US Avranches is a French football club based in Avranches, in the department of Manche...

killing by firing squad at Avranches of approximately 800 counter-revolutionary prisoners by Republican troops. Although Avranches itself is some distance...

table. Villefranche are ahead of Nîmes and Avranches on head-to-head points: Villefrance 6, Nîmes 5, Avranches 4 GOAL FC are ahead of Marignane GCB on head-to-head...

Saint Aubert, also known as Saint Autbert, was bishop of Avranches in the 8th century and is credited with founding Mont Saint-Michel. Aubert lived in...

The Compromise of Avranches in 1172 marked the reconciliation of Henry II of England with the Catholic Church after the Becket controversy from 1163,...

Avranches Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches) was once a Roman Catholic cathedral in Avranches in Normandy. The seat of the Bishop of Avranches...

Viscount of Avranches, and grandson of Ansfred 'the Dane'. William II, Duke of Normandy, bestowed on him the title of Viscount of Avranches sometime before...

The Diocese of Coutances (–Avranches) (Latin: Dioecesis Constantiensis (–Abrincensis); French: Diocèse de Coutances (–Avranches)) is a Latin diocese of the...

legend, the archangel Michael appeared in 708 to Aubert of Avranches, the bishop of Avranches, and instructed him to build a church on the rocky islet....

Severus of Avranches was born to a poor peasant family in France. According to historian Georges Goyau, Severus was a sixth century shepherd, "...who...

of Avranches (died 1260) was a poet of the first half of the 13th century, writing in Latin. He is sometimes assumed to have been born in Avranches, but...

d'Avranches was born around 1047 as the son of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches. His mother was traditionally said to have been Emma de Conteville, half-sister...

Avranches, a French fief in the Middle Ages. 1445–1449 Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches, KG (created by Henry VI of England); Avranches was...

Granville-Avranches-Sourdeval tramway was a 71 km (44 mi) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge railway from Condé-sur-Vire via Granville to Avranches in the...

came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Avranches. It consists of the following communes: Avranches (partly) Bacilly Carolles Champeaux Chavoy Dragey-Ronthon...

2 mi (3.2 km) short of Avranches. The German High Command ordered the attacks to be renewed before the afternoon, so that Avranches could be taken. By noon...

of the arrondissement of Avranches, and their INSEE codes, are: Anctoville-sur-Boscq (50008) Aucey-la-Plaine (50019) Avranches (50025) Bacilly (50027)...

concession for the steam operated Granville-Avranches-Sourdeval tramway, informed the municipality of Avranches of its intention to install an electric tramway...

established and an attempt made to hold all territory captured north of the Avranches-Falaise line during the first three weeks. The Allied armies would then...

promoted in their place until 2023–24 season. For the 2023–24 season. Avranches Châteauroux Cholet Dijon Épinal GOAL FC Le Mans Marignane GCB Martigues...

Michael of Avranches was bishop of Avranches from 1068 to 1094. He was an Italian churchman, about whom very little is known before he became a bishop...

forces linked together, with an attempt to hold all territory north of the Avranches-Falaise line within the first three weeks. Montgomery envisaged a ninety-day...

Hitler ordered a counter-offensive (Operation Lüttich) from Vire towards Avranches. The operation included LSSAH, Das Reich, 2nd, and 116th Panzer Divisions...

Croisette, the route ended in Saint-James. Terminus Avranches-Est Le Boulevard de l'Est in Avranches Bridge over the Sélune in Pontaubault Terminus Saint-James...

Maugis was a Catholic cleric who bishop of Avranches in what is today France from 1017 to 1022. Records show that Maugis initiated the construction of...

Hugh was bishop of Avranches from 1028-c.1060. He was responsible for completing the most important parts of the cathedral, and took steps to reconstitute...

Dedication of Saint Michael sanctuary Mont Saint-Michel by Saint Aubert of Avranches is commemorated on 16 October. On 7 April Oriental Orthodox Church commemorates...

Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sənje su.z‿avʁɑ̃ʃ], literally Saint Senier under Avranches) is a commune in the Manche department...

Kenny Nagera, prêté à Avranches ?" [Transfer market: undesirable in Bastia, the Parisian titi Kenny Nagera, loaned to Avranches?]. Le Figaro (in French)...