Saint-Marcouf (other)
Saint-Marcouf is the name of several places in Normandy, France: *Saint Marcouf, Calvados, in the Calvados department *Saint-Marcouf, Manche, in the Manche department *Îles Saint-Marcouf, a group of islands off the coast of the Cotentin Peninsula ;See also * Saint Marcouf Marculf (in French ''Marcoult'', ''Marcouf'', ''Marcoul'' or ''Marcou'') (d. 558) was the abbot at Nantus in the Cotentin The Cotentin Peninsula (, ; nrf, Cotentîn ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that for ...

Saint Marcouf, Calvados
Saint-Marcouf () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern France. History The commune takes its name from Saint Marcouf, evangelizer of the Cotentin Peninsula. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department References

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Saint-Marcouf, Manche
Saint-Marcouf () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Second World War During the Second World War, a German coastal battery near the village was bombed but fired on Allied forces landing on Utah Beach on D-Day and again on 8 June before being silenced by US battleships. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Saintmarcouf {{Manche-geo-stub ...
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ÃŽles Saint-Marcouf
ÃŽles Saint-Marcouf comprise two small uninhabited islands off the coast of Normandy, France. They lie in the Baie de la Seine region of the English Channel and are east of the coast of the Cotentin peninsula at Ravenoville and from the island of Tatihou and the harbour at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. In addition to the fortifications described below, on the larger island there is a lighthouse that dates to 1948. The larger island, île du Large, is east of the smaller île de Terre. They have a total area of and a maximum altitude of . The islands take their name from Saint Marcouf, a saint born in Bayeux, whom it was said could cure anyone of scrofula. He died on the ÃŽles Saint-Marcouf on 1May 588 CE. There was a monastic presence on the islands until the 15th century. British occupation During the French Revolutionary Wars the Royal Navy held the islands for nearly seven years as a strategic forward base. In July 1795 British sailors and marines from the Western Frigate Sq ...
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