Saint-Lô
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Commune of Saint-Lô |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Department | Manche (préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Agglomération Saint-Loise |
| Mayor | François Digard (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 7 m–134 m (avg. 14 m) |
| Land area¹ | 23.19 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
20,090 |
| - Density | 866/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 50502/ 50000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Saint-Lô is a town and commune of France, the préfecture (capital) of the Manche département, in Normandy.
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[edit] History
In the past called Briovère (meaning "Bridge on the Vire River" in Gaulish), the town is built on and around ramparts. Originally it was a G