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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	569
• Density	290/km2 (760/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 tranport each day in both directions.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

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