Mont Pinçon

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| name = Mont Pinçon

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| elevation_m = 362

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| map_caption = Location in France

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| location = Calvados, Normandy, France

| range = Armorican Massif

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| coordinates = {{coord|48|58|17|N|00|37|36|W|type:mountain_region:FR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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Mont Pinçon is the highest point of the Department of Calvados, in Normandy, with an elevation of {{convert|362|m}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paysdevire-normandy-tourism.com/sites-and-places-to-visit/natural-heritage/moors-of-mont-pincon/|title=Moors of Mont-Pinçon}} It is in the west of Norman Switzerland about {{convert|30|km|-1}} to the south-west of Caen, near the village of Plessis-Grimoult.

It was the site of many strategic battles in the Battle of Normandy with the Allied attack in Operation Bluecoat.{{Cite web|url=https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/4673|title=BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPY MONT PINCON AND ITS ENVIRONS [Allocated Title]|website=IWM Film}} In 1956, Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF, now TDF) installed a transmitter pylon over {{convert|200|m}} high, which still serves most of the Basse-Normandie region.{{Cite web|url=https://www.calvados-tourisme.co.uk/offer/mont-pincon-heath/|title=Mont Pinçon Heath|website=Calvados Tourisme}}

Image:Mont-pincon-installation-tdf.jpg

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