Is Saint-Lô safe? France travel risk
Is Saint-Lô safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Saint-Lô scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Saint-Lô scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Saint-Lô: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (32/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Saint-Lô belongs to Normandie (France), centered at coordinates 49.1200° N, 1.0900° W (41 m above sea level). Distance to Paris is 252.8 km towards the E.
Normandie
49.1200° N, 1.0900° W
41 m
Europe/Paris
19,352
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in France
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Saint-Lô happened in December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the France travel advice & laws.
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