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Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves |
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Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Saint-Pois |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Saint-Pois |
| Mayor | Franck Esnouf (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 32–226 m (105–741 ft) (avg. 93 m/305 ft) |
| Land area1 | 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 481 (1999) |
| - Density | 33 /km2 (85 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50499/ 50670 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
It hosts the annual rock music festival "Papillons de Nuit". The 2008 festival had approximately 50,000 spectators over three days. Acts included Stereophonics, Camille, Babyshambles, Yael Naïm, and The Hives.