Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados

For the village of the same name in Oise, see Pont-l'Évêque, Oise.
Pont-l'Évêque

Saint Michael's Church in Pont-l'Évêque

Coat of arms
Pont-l'Évêque

Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°11′05″E / 49.2864°N 0.1847°E / 49.2864; 0.1847Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°11′05″E / 49.2864°N 0.1847°E / 49.2864; 0.1847
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Pont-l'Évêque
Intercommunality Blangy Pont-l'Évêque
Government
  Mayor (20082014) André Desperrois
Area1 8.07 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,202
  Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14514 / 14130
Elevation 7–118 m (23–387 ft)
(avg. 16 m or 52 ft)

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.

Pont-l'Évêque is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It has given its name to a type of soft cheese (see Pont-l'Évêque cheese).

The town was severely damaged by a 2-day battle in August 1944.

The town features heavily in the book "13 - Lucky For Some" which is about the history of the 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion. There are many then and now photographs as well as maps and diagrams of battles that took place in the region.

Geography

The Touques River flows through the town.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,188    
19683,466+8.7%
19753,709+7.0%
19823,767+1.6%
19903,843+2.0%
19994,133+7.5%
20084,202+1.7%

Transport

Personalities

Pont-l'Évêque was the birthplace of:

See also

References

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