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
Saint Michael's Church in Pont-l'Évêque
Saint Michael's Church in Pont-l'Évêque
Coat of arms of Pont-l'Évêque
Location of Pont-l'Évêque
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Pont-l'Évêque is located in France
Pont-l'Évêque
Pont-l'Évêque
Pont-l'Évêque is located in Normandy
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Pont-l'Évêque
Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°11′05″E / 49.28638°N 0.18472°E / 49.28638; 0.18472
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonPont-l'Évêque
IntercommunalityBlangy Pont-l'Évêque
Government
 • Mayor (2008&nash;2014) André Desperrois
Area
1
8.07 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
4,133
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14514 /14130
Elevation7–118 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

  1. Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine 17 December 2018, p. 81 (in French)