Canton Pont-l'Évêque Area 8.07 km² Local time Thursday 9:54 PM | Region Normandy Intercommunality Blangy Pont-l'Évêque Population 4,158 (2006) | |
Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 97% Humidity |
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).
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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.
Transport
Personalities
Pont-l'Évêque was the birthplace of:
References
Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA