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    occupying Germans. Coutances has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Coutances is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F)...
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    Coutances Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances) is a Gothic Catholic cathedral constructed from 1210 to 1274 in the town of Coutances...
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    Le Coutances is a French double-cream cow's milk cheese from the town of Coutances. It has a thin, bloomy rind and a rich, intense flavour. It is produced...
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    captivity there. Coutances became a hostage for the final payment of Richard's ransom on the king's release in February 1194. Coutances took no further...
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  • John of Coutances was a medieval Bishop of Worcester. John was a nephew of Walter of Coutances, Bishop of Lincoln and was treasurer of the diocese of Lisieux...
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    The Diocese of Coutances (–Avranches) (Latin: Dioecesis Constantiensis (–Abrincensis); French: Diocèse de Coutances (–Avranches)) is a Latin diocese of...
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  • MV Rosa Eugenia (redirect from MV Coutances)
    and in 1986 they sent Coutances and her sister Purbeck to be lengthened which increased their capacity by 34%. In 2004 Coutances was repainted in Brittany...
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  • Its seat is in Coutances. It consists of the following communes: Brainville Bricqueville-la-Blouette Cambernon Camprond Courcy Coutances Gratot Heugueville-sur-Sienne...
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    Saint Laud of Coutances (variants: Lauto, Laudo, Launus, popularly: Saint Lô) was the fifth bishop of Coutances and is venerated as a saint in the Roman...
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  • (Montbrai, Mowbray) (died 1093), bishop of Coutances (Latin: Constantiensis), also known as Geoffrey of Coutances, was a Norman nobleman, trusted adviser...
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    arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Coutances were, as of January 2015: Bréhal Cerisy-la-Salle Coutances Gavray La Haye-du-Puits Lessay Montmartin-sur-Mer...
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    Playing Fields Leeds, West Yorkshire MHL Conference North Ben Rhydding Coutances Way Ilkley, West Yorkshire Doncaster Town Field Sports Club Doncaster...
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    Civitas Lexoviorum (Noviomagus, Lisieux / Lieuvin) and Civitas Constantia (Coutances). In the late 3rd century AD, Germanic raids devastated "Lugdunensis Secunda"...
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    islands. In the sixth century, they were already included in the diocese of Coutances where they remained until the Reformation. There were probably some Celtic...
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    Unelli town, now Coutances, was named Constantia in 298 by the Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus. Around 430, the bishopric of Coutances (much later under...
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  • Norman petty lord about whom little is known. He was a minor noble near Coutances in the Cotentin. Tancred is primarily known by the achievements of his...
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    Christianity grew quite late. There were only four bishops of Coutances [fr] before 511. Laud of Coutances, bishop in 525–565, had a residence here. After his death...
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  • Laud (born 1964), British political lobbyist Laud of Coutances (6th century), bishop of Coutances Laud Humphreys (1930–1988), American sociologist and...
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    ISBN 9789052016610. Retrieved 3 August 2015. "Jazz sous les pommiers". tourisme-coutances.fr. Coutances Tourisme. Retrieved 3 August 2015. Website v t e...
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    the arrondissement was 190,262 in 2013. Arrondissement of Coutances, (subprefecture: Coutances) with 81 communes. The population of the arrondissement was...
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    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...
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    Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ də kutɑ̃s], literally Saint-Pierre of Coutances) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy...
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    it was developed into a town by lord of the manor, Bishop John of Coutances. Coutances laid out a new town plan in 1196 around 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) north...
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    following the appeal addressed to them in 2000 by Jacques Fihey, Bishop of Coutances and Avranches, a community of monks and nuns of the Monastic Fraternities...
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    Concordat of 1801 was instead amalgamated with that of Coutances to form the Diocese of Coutances and Avranches. Ch.-A. de Beaurepaire, 1936: L'ancienne...
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    Chaubier Chaumes Chevillon - Haute-Marne Citeaux - Burgundy Coulommiers Coutances Délice de Bourgogne Délice du Calvados Doux de Montagne Ecorce de sapin...
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    army gathered from London, Winchester and Salisbury under Geoffrey of Coutances. Meanwhile, William attacked the Danes, who had moored for the winter...
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    An M5A1 passing through the wrecked streets of Coutances, Normandy...
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  • This is a list of people who have acted as official executioners. In 1870 the Republic of France abolished all local executioners and named the executioner...
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    include Richard of Ilchester, Geoffrey Ridel, John of Oxford, Walter de Coutances and Stephen de Fougères. These men, according to the historian Nicholas...
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