Pontaubault

Pontaubault (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tobo]) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

Pontaubault
Commune
The Aubaud bridge spanning the Sélune
Location of Pontaubault
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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  (2022)[2]	576
• Density	300/km2 (770/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

A steam train crosses the bridge over the Sélune at Pontaubault

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.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department