Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados
| Pont-l'Évêque | ||
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Saint Michael's Church in Pont-l'Évêque | ||
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  Pont-l'Évêque | ||
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Location within Normandy region  Pont-l'Évêque | ||
| Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°11′05″E / 49.2864°N 0.1847°ECoordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°11′05″E / 49.2864°N 0.1847°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
| Canton | Pont-l'Évêque | |
| Intercommunality | Blangy Pont-l'Évêque | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Desperrois | |
| Area1 | 8.07 km2 (3.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 4,202 | |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14514 / 14130 | |
| Elevation |
7–118 m (23–387 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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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 serves as the setting for Gustave Flaubert's story Un cœur simple and 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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 3,188 | — |
| 1968 | 3,466 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 3,709 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 3,767 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3,843 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 4,133 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 4,202 | +1.7% |
Transport
Personalities
Pont-l'Évêque was the birthplace of:
- Roger de Pont L'Evêque (c.1115-1181), Archdeacon of Canterbury, and later Archbishop of York
- Dière de Dièreville (c.1670-?) - surgeon, botanist and writer who wrote about his voyage (1699-1700) to Acadia.
- Jacques Guillaume Thouret (1746–1794), revolutionary, lawyer, president of the National Constituent Assembly
- Ferdinand Alphonse Hamelin (1796–1864)- Navy officer, Admiral & Minister of Marine
See also
References
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