Pontaubault
Commune in Normandy, France
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Pontaubault (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tobo]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
Pontaubault | |
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The Aubaud bridge spanning the Sélune | |
 Location of Pontaubault | |
  Pontaubault  Pontaubault | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 1°20′59″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Pontorson |
| Intercommunality | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Perrouault[1] |
Area 1 | 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 579 |
| • Density | 298/km2 (773/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50408 /50220 |
| Elevation | 7–72 m (23–236 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Patton's VIII Corps crossed the Pontaubault bridge on 1 August 1944 into Brittany following the success of Operation Cobra
Traffic
From 29 July 1901 to 31 December 1933, Pontaubault was connected via the 17 kilometres (11 miles) metre gauge Avranches–Saint-James tramway to Avranches and Saint-James, which operated three steam trains for mixed passenger and goods transport each day in both directions.
