Pontaubault
Pontaubault | |
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 The Aubaud bridge spanning the Sélune | |
Location of Pontaubault  | |
  Pontaubault  Pontaubault | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 1°20′59″W / 48.63°N 1.3497°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Pontorson |
| Intercommunality | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Perrouault[1] |
| Area 1 | 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 576 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50408 /50220 |
| Elevation | 7–72 m (23–236 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pontaubault (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tobo]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
History
[edit]Patton's VIII Corps crossed the Pontaubault bridge on 1 August 1944 into Brittany following the success of Operation Cobra
Traffic
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From 29 July 1901 to 31 December 1933, Pontaubault was connected via the 17 kilometres (11 miles) metre gauge Avranches–Saint-James tramway to Avranches and Saint-James, which operated three steam trains for mixed passenger and goods transport each day in both directions.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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