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
|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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