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| Pontécoulant | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Chateau | |
| Location of Pontécoulant | |
  PontécoulantShow map of France PontécoulantShow map of Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′45″N 0°35′12″W / 48.8792°N 0.5867°W / 48.8792; -0.5867 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Intercom de la Vire au Noireau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Gislaine Marie |
| Area | 2.38 km (0.92 sq mi) |
| Population | 71 |
| • Density | 30/km (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14512 /14110 |
| Elevation | 98–245 m (322–804 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pontécoulant (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tekulɑ̃] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Launay and Pontécoulant.
The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.
The communes single watercourse is the River, La Druance.
The commune is completely enclosed within the commune of Condé-en-Normandie.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 108 | — |
| 1968 | 125 | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 109 | −12.8% |
| 1982 | 106 | −2.8% |
| 1990 | 105 | −0.9% |
| 1999 | 108 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 93 | −13.9% |
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
- Château à Pontécoulant is a seventeenth century Chateau that is open to the public to visit, after its owners in 1908 left it to the department. The chateau was listed as a Monument historique in 1927.
Notable People
- Louis Gustave le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant (1764 – 1853) a French politician, was count of Pontécoulant.
- Philippe Gustave le Doulcet, Comte de Pontécoulant - (1795–1874) a French astronomer, count of Pontécoulant and died here.
- Louis Adolphe le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant (1794 – 1882) a French soldier and musicologist was count of Pontécoulant.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ "Pontécoulant · 14110, France". Pontécoulant · 14110, France.
- "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description".
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Druance (I24-0420)".
- "Près de Condé-en-Normandie, découvrez l'histoire du château de Pontécoulant". actu.fr. 19 August 2023.
- "Château à Pontécoulant - PA00111618 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- "Peers Removed from the Chamber on 24 July 1815 by King Louis XVIII". www.napoleon-series.org.
- Pontécoulant, Gustave de (1795-1874). "Papiers de Gustave Le Doulcet (1795-1874), comte de Pontécoulant". CALAMES et Misplaced Pages.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "CTHS - PONTÉCOULANT Adolphe Le Doulcet de, Louis Adolphe". cths.fr.
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