Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Res Gestae Divi Augusti
<catset>Category="Communes of Manche"</catset><b>Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte</b> is a small rural town in lower <a href="Normandy">Normandy</a>, a north western region of <a href="France">France</a>. It is situated in the <a href="Cotentin Peninsula">Cotentin Peninsula</a> near <a href="Valognes">Valognes</a> in the <a href="Manche">Manche</a> <a href="Département">Département</a>.<p>Population : 2,242 (1999 census).<p>An ancient fortress stronghold with massive 14th century tower and a 12-15th century <a href="Abbey">Abbey</a> still mark a vivid history during the <a href="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>.<p><table><tr><td>[image]</td><td>[image]</td><td>[image]</td><td>[image]</td><td>[image]</td><td>[image]</td><td>[image]</td></tr></table><p>The novelist <a href="Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly">Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly</a> was born there on <a href="November 2">November 2</a>, <a href="1808">1808</a>. A museum is now dedicated to the artist.