Saint-Lô, town, northwestern France, capital of Manche Department, on the Vire River, in Normandy (Normandie), near the English Channel. It is a farm-trade and manufacturing center; products include processed food and cloth. Once known as Briovera, it was renamed for St. Lô, or Laudus, bishop of Coutances. In the late 16th century it was a Protestant center. The town was almost completely destroyed during the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. After World War II it was rebuilt, and medieval ramparts and the Gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame, begun in the 14th century, were restored. Population (1999) 20,090.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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