Talk:Saint-Malo

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I understand that St Malo was subject to intense bombing during World War II, which destroyed its distinctive architecture. Does anybody have any info on this?

More info than is on fr:, you mean? Man vyi 06:00, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

This article needs a serious re-write. The stuff about corsaires being pirates is absolute garbage - they were very strictly governed by the laws introduced by Colbert in the 1680s. I would strongly suggest that the article should be taken off until the subject can be treated properly. In reply to the query above - supposing the anonymous enquirer is still interested - something over 80% of the houses inside the walled town were destroyed by American bombing in 1944. The town was rebuilt more or less in the same style but in a very short space of time and under difficult conditions so inevitably there were some regrettable mistakes. The fortifications are still intact and some of the houses including the 1725 "Demeure de Corsaire" (privateer's house).--Boulet rouge 21:21, 25 July 2007 (UTC)