Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados
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Saint Michael's Church in Pont-l'Évêque
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Location within Normandy region
Pont-l'Évêque
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| 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 | |
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| • 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
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.
The Touques River flows through the town.
Pont-l'Évêque was the birthplace of:
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