Le Défant
Le Défant is a hamlet in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy. Le Défant is situated nearby to the hamlet Les Vignettes, as well as near La Croix Dallier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte.
Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
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The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a castle ruin in the commune of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, in the northwestern French department of Manche. The castle, dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, was besieged twice during the Hundred Years' War.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Church
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a church.
Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Monastery
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The Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, located in the commune of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in the Manche department of France, was a Benedictine monastery founded in the 11th century by Néel de Néhou, Vicomte of Saint-Sauveur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte and Taillepied.
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Village
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Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula near Valognes. Its population was 2,099 in 2018.
Taillepied
Village
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Taillepied is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
Catteville
Village
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Catteville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. The inhabitants are called Cattevillais in French. Catteville is situated 2½ km southwest of Le Défant.
Le Défant
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Le Defant”
- Category: locality
- Location: Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.37643° or 49° 22′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.55557° or 1° 33′ 20″ westElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8CXW9CGV+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2359450706OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12312051
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In Other Languages
“Le Défant” goes by many names.
- French: “Le Défant”
Localities in the Area
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