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Saint-Sauveur-Villages (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sovœʁ vilaʒ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. [3] It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin (the seat), Ancteville, Le Mesnilbus, La Ronde-Haye, Saint-Aubin-du-Perron, Saint-Michel-de-la-Pierre and Vaudrimesnil.
Normandy (French: Normandie; Norman: Normaundie or Nouormandie) [note 2] is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular Normandy (mostly the British Channel Islands).
In the east, it borders on the Pays de Bray where the strata below the chalk show through. Cauchois is a notable dialect of the Norman language. The Pays de Caux is one of the remaining strongholds of the Norman language outside the Cotentin (or Cherbourg) peninsula. The principal communities are Le Havre, Dieppe, Fécamp, Yvetot, and Étretat.
Limousin was one of the traditional provinces of France. Its name derived from that of a Celtic tribe, the Lemovices , who had their capital at Saint-Denis-des-Murs and whose main sanctuary in 2004 was found in Tintignac , a site which became a major site for Celtic studies thanks to unique objects which were found – such as the carnyces ...
The Chateau du Molay was built on the northwest side of town about two and a half centuries ago [when?] in 45 acres of wooded grounds.. In 1758, a young Jacques-Jean le Coulteux du Molay (1740–1823), and his wife Geneviéve –Sophie le Coulteux de la Noraye (painted below in 1788); built the chateau, his first large residence, in the heart of Normandy's woodland countryside, close to Rouen ...
Richemont (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.. It was the namesake for Richmond, North Yorkshire in England, which was itself the namesake for many other places around the world such as Richmond, Virginia in the United States.
Beuzeville (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the north-western part of the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France.. Located on the Lieuvin plateau, it is adjacent to the communes of Pont-l'Évêque, Honfleur and Deauville.
Normanville (French pronunciation: [nɔʁmɑ̃vil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography [ edit ]