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Le Mans travel guide

about Le Mans

Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. It is the préfecture (capital) of the Sarthe département.

Le Mans sights

Le Mans has a well-preserved old town (Vieux Mans) and a cathedral: Cathedrale St-Julien.

Le Mans history

First mentioned by Ptolemy (GEography 2.8.8), the Roman city Vindinium was the capital of the Aulerci, a client tribe of the Aedui. Their city lay in the territory of the province of Gallia Lugdunensis. An amphitheatre built in the 3rd century CE is still visible.

Gregory of Tours mentions a Frankish sub-king Rigomer, who was killed by Clovis in his campaign to unite the Frankish territories.

As the principal city of Maine, Le Mans was the stage for struggles in the 11th century between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy. When the Normans had control of Maine, this allowed William the Conqueror to successfully invade England; however in 1069 the citizens revolted and expelled the Normans, which led to Hugh V being proclaimed count of Maine.

During World War II, Le Mans was captured by the US 5th Armored Division on August 8, 1944 following their breakout from the Normandy beachheads.

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