Place details
Place nameSaint-Malo
Other namesSt.Malo, Aletae, Maclovia, Maclovium, Maclopolis, Macloviopolis, s. Maclovii fanum, Sanmaclovium
CountryFrance
Latitude48.65
Longitude-2
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Named after Maclou, a Welsh monk who fled to Brittany; became part of France in 1491; prospered as center for navigators, traders & privateers 17th-18th cen.; birthplace of 16th-cen. explorer Jacques Cartier; largely destroyed during WW II, later rebuilt.
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