Pont-d'Ouilly

Pont-d'Ouilly (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ duji] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Pont-d'Ouilly
The River Olme in Pont-d'Ouilly
The River Olme in Pont-d'Ouilly
Coat of arms of Pont-d'Ouilly
Location of Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly is located in France
Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly is located in Normandy
Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly
Coordinates: 48°52′27″N 0°24′27″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonFalaise
IntercommunalityPays de Falaise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Maryvonne Guibout[1]
Area
1
19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
980
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14764 /14691
Elevation42–251 m (138–823 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]


The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Martelée, Le Rocray, Les Hogues, La Potiche, La Guérardière, Le Hameau Hue, Le Haut d'Ouilly, Les Îles d'Ouilly, Le Val Aubert and Pont-d'Ouilly.[4]

The Rivers Orne & Noireau plus six streams, The Orival, The Val Corbel, La Boullonniere, The Val la Here, La Mare des Bois and La Mesliere flow through the commune.[5]

Pont-d'Ouilly is home to the famous Haras d'Ouilly, a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business currently owned by the Aga Khan IV.

History

The commune of Pont-d'Ouilly was created on 23 August 1947 from the merger of the two former communes of Saint-Marc-d'Ouilly and Ouilly-le-Basset (old INSEE code 14690) Pont-d'Ouilly - Histoire - Communes.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,194    
19681,279+7.1%
19751,230−3.8%
19821,049−14.7%
19901,002−4.5%
19991,050+4.8%
20081,040−1.0%

Points of Interest

Notable People

Twin towns – sister cities

Pont-d'Ouilly is twinned with:[8][9]

See also

References


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