Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte | |
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.jpg) The chateau in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte | |
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  Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte  Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte | |
| Coordinates:49°23′14″N1°31′51″W / 49.3872°N 1.5308°W /49.3872; -1.5308 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Bricquebec-en-Cotentin |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Eric Briens[1] |
Area 1 | 34.27 km2 (13.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,088 |
| • Density | 60.93/km2 (157.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50551 /50390 |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| 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 (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃sovœʁləvikɔ̃t]) is acommune in theManchedepartment inNormandy in north-westernFrance.[3] It is situated in theCotentin Peninsula nearValognes. Its population was 2,099 in 2018.
TheChâteau de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, an ancientcastle with massive 14th century towers, and a 12-15th centuryabbey still mark a vivid history during theMiddle 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.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,135 | — |
| 1975 | 2,168 | +0.22% |
| 1982 | 2,214 | +0.30% |
| 1990 | 2,257 | +0.24% |
| 1999 | 2,204 | −0.26% |
| 2007 | 2,063 | −0.82% |
| 2012 | 2,157 | +0.90% |
| 2017 | 2,132 | −0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
| The arms of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte areblazoned : Gules, 2 fesses, in center point a triple towered castle, all between 3 pairs of sea-bass adorsed Or. |
The EnglishknightSir John Chandos (died 1369) held the titleViscount of Saint-Sauveur-le Vicomte in the Cotentin.
SirAlan Buxhull KG succeeded Sir John Chandos as Captain of the Castle during the 100 Years War.
TheBlessedCatherine of St. Augustine,O.S.A., was born here in 1632. She was sent by her Order as a missionary nurse toNew France, serving at theHôtel-Dieu de Québec, where she died in 1668. She was beatified byPope John Paul II in 1989.
The novelistJules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly was born there on 2 November 1808. A museum is now dedicated to him.
SisterMarie-Madeleine Postel acquired the derelict Benedictine monastery at St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in 1830 which became the headquarters of the Sisters of the Christian Schools of Mercy; in 1846 she died in the town.
Medievalknight Geoffroy d'Harcourt who fought for both the French, and the English, during the 100 years war.
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