Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados
commune in Calvados, France
Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados is a commune. It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France. It is known for Pont-l'évêque cheese, a type of soft cheese, the oldest Normandy cheese in production.
Pont-l'Évêque | |
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 Saint Michael's Church in Pont-l'Évêque | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pont-l'Évêque  | |
  Pont-l'Évêque  Pont-l'Évêque | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°11′05″E / 49.28638°N 0.18472°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Pont-l'Évêque |
| Intercommunality | Blangy Pont-l'Évêque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008&nash;2014) | André Desperrois |
| Area 1 | 8.07 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 4,133 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Coudray-Rabut was merged into Pont-l'Évêque.[1]
References
change- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine 17 December 2018, p. 81 (in French)
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