Pontaubault

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Pontaubault

|commune status = Commune

|image = Pontaubault bridge.JPG

|caption = The Aubaud bridge spanning the Sélune

|arrondissement = Avranches

|canton = Pontorson

|INSEE = 50408

|postal code = 50220

|mayor = Michel Perrouault{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie

|coordinates = {{coord|48.63|-1.3497|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 31

|elevation min m = 7

|elevation max m = 72

|area km2 = 1.94

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Pontaubault ({{IPA|fr|pɔ̃tobo}}) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.

History

Patton's VIII Corps crossed the Pontaubault bridge on 1 August 1944 into Brittany following the success of Operation Cobra

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{{stack|File:Tramway d'Avranches à Saint-James sur le pont de Pontaubault enjambant la Sélune.jpg at Pontaubault]]}}

From 29 July 1901 to 31 December 1933, Pontaubault was connected via the {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=off}} 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

References

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{{Manche communes}}

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Category:Communes of Manche

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