Saint-Marcouf (other)

	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. He is regarded as a saint and is associated with the healing of scrofula. Life Marculf was born in the Saxon colony of B ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saint Marcouf, Calvados Saint-Marcouf () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy 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 The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Bayeux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 445 communes of the Manche department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Saintmarcouf {{Cherbourg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Îles Saint-Marcouf Îles 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 Îles 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 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]