Saint-Lô
Saint-Lô (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃lo]) is a commune in north-wastren Fraunce, the caipital o the Manche depairtment in the region o Lawer Normandy.
Saint-Lô | |
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 A view o Saint-Lô frae the Notre-Dame kirk | |
 Coat airms | |
  Saint-Lô Location within Normandy region  Saint-Lô | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′N 1°05′W / 49.12°N 1.09°WCoordinates: 49°07′N 1°05′W / 49.12°N 1.09°W | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Normandy |
| Depairtment | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Loise |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | François Digard |
| Area 1 | 23.19 km2 (8.95 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 20,090 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50502 /50000 |
| Elevation | 7–134 m (23–440 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
Twinnin programmes an sponsorshipEedit
The toun o Saint-Lô is twinned wi:[1]
Saint-Ghislain, Belgium, syne 9 September 1962
Aalen, Germany, syne 3 Juin 1979
Christchurch, syne 20 Aprile 1985[2]
Roanoke, USA, syne 19 Juin 1999
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Jumelages" [Twinnings]. Official site of Saint-Lô (in French).
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived frae the original on 5 Julie 2013. Retrieved 20 Julie 2013.