Saint-Lô (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃lo]) is a commune in north-western France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Lower Normandy.Although it is the second largest city of Manche after Cherbourg, it remains the prefecture of the department. It is also chef-lieu of an arrondissement and two cantons (Saint-Lô-1 and Saint-Lô-2).The commune has 18,931 inhabitants who are called Saint-Lois(es). The names of Laudois(es), Laudien(ne)s or Laudinien(ne)s are also cited.