Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte

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Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Commune
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The chateau in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
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Location of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
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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
 (2021) [2]
2,062
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50551 /50390
Elevation30 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 a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. [3] It is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula near Valognes. Its population was 2,099 in 2018.

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History

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. [4]

The fortress Normandie Manche Vicomte tango7174.jpg
The fortress

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte Saint sauveur le vicomte.svg
Arms of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
The arms of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte are blazoned  :
Gules, 2 fesses, in center point a triple towered castle, all between 3 pairs of sea-bass adorsed Or.



Notable people

The English knight Sir John Chandos (died 1369) held the title Viscount of Saint-Sauveur-le Vicomte in the Cotentin.

Sir Alan Buxhull KG succeeded Sir John Chandos as Captain of the Castle during the 100 Years War.

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.

Sister Marie-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.

Medieval knight Geoffroy d'Harcourt who fought for both the French, and the English, during the 100 years war.

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Kenneth Chase: Firearms. A Global History to 1700. Cambridge 2003. Cambridge University Press. P. 59.
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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