Many French towns are named after the Gaulish tribes living in the area. Le Mans took its name after the local Gaulish tribe of the Cenomanii, altered in middle French as Celmans.
Le Mans is a French town in Western France where are held motorcycle and car endurance races lasting 24 hours. The name of the town has no significance in French.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
On the circuit de la Sarthe near the town of Le Mans in France.
'LE MANS' is located in the region called 'Pays de la Loire', and is the capital of the 'département de la Sarthe'. The town itself is 200 km West of Paris.
The old province of Maine is in western France. Its capital was the town of Le Mans. The province was split under the French revolution between the departements of Sarthe and Mayenne.
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There is no real equivalent. The closest match would be "Formule 1" (formula One races). Otherwise you have a famous 24hrs endurance race called "Les 24 heures du Mans" (Le Mans 24hrs, Le Mans being the city hosting the race).
a 24-hour race.
The Le Mans racetrack was first used in 1906 for the French Grand Prix. Today's racetrack, famous for the 24 hours of Le Mans, was first used in 1924. It partly consists of public roads that are closed for the occasion.
Le mans is a racing series.
Le Mans's population is 148,169.
The last name "Manziel" has origins in either Norman or French cultures. It means one who inhabits le mans or someone who owns land in le mans.