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Coutances

Also known as Cosedia

Coutances is a town in the Cotentin peninsula of Normandy, France. In Roman times, as Cosedia, it became the chief town of the Gallic Unelli, and it was renamed Constantia in late antiquity, a name that also gave the Cotentin its name. It has been the seat of a bishopric since the late 5th century, and its Gothic cathedral is one of the finest in Normandy.

Coutances
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Coutances. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coutances
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