St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
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Location within Normandy region
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
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| Coordinates: 49°23′14″N 1°31′51″W / 49.3872°N 1.5308°WCoordinates: 49°23′14″N 1°31′51″W / 49.3872°N 1.5308°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Bricquebec |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Quinet |
| Area1 | 34.27 km2 (13.23 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 2,204 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50551 /50390 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
It is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula near Valognes in the Manche département.
Population : 2,242 (1999 census).
The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, an ancient castle with massive 14th century towers, and a 12-15th century abbey still mark a vivid history during the Middle Ages.
The city walls were breached by cannon during a siege in 1374. This is believed to have been among the first successful uses of guns against city walls in history.
The English knight Sir John Chandos (died 1369) held the title Viscount of Saint-Sauveur-le Vicomte in the Cotentin.
The Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine, O.S.A., was born here in 1632. She was sent by her Order as a missionary nurse to New France, serving at the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, where she died in 1668. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1989.
The novelist Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly was born there on 2 November 1808. A museum is now dedicated to him.
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