Place details
Place nameLe Mans
Other namesMans, Le
CountryFrance
Latitude48
Longitude0.2
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Fortified by Romans; evangelized by St. Julien in the 3rd century; invaded by English in Hundred Years' War; taken over by Royalists and Republicans during the Revolution; site of St. Julien cathedral, built 11th-15th centuries; scene of Prussian defeat of French in 1870.
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