Avranches
commune in Manche, France
Avranches is a town on the coast in the south-west corner of Normandy, at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula. Mont Saint-Michel is quite nearby.
Monument at Patton Square
The town was liberated by American troops during the Normandy campaign after the D-Day invasion of World War II; there is a monument.
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