Pont-d'Ouilly

Pont-d'Ouilly

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Pont-d'Ouilly

Coordinates: 48°52′27″N 0°24′27″W / 48.8742°N 0.4075°W / 48.8742; -0.4075Coordinates: 48°52′27″N 0°24′27″W / 48.8742°N 0.4075°W / 48.8742; -0.4075
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Falaise-Nord
Intercommunality Pays de Falaise
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Marcel Lecoq
Area1 19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,040
  Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 14764 / 14690
Elevation 42–251 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pont-d'Ouilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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 August 23, 1947, from the merger of the two former communes of Saint-Marc-d'Ouilly and Ouilly-le-Basset (old INSEE code 14690) .

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%

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References

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