Pont-Audemer
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| Pont-Audemer | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Haute-Normandie |
| Départment | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Bernay |
| Canton | Pont-Audemer (chief town) |
| INSEE | 27467 |
| Postal Code | 27500 |
| Mayor Current Term | Gaston Lecureur 2001-2008 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Pont-Audemer |
| Longitude | 00° 30' 53" E |
| Latitude | 49° 21' 18" N |
| Altitudes | average : 9 m minimum : 2 m maximum : 115 m |
| Area | 9.35 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 8,981 (Pont-Audemériens) inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | 960 inhab./km² |
Pont-Audemer is a commune and the chief town of a canton of the département of Eure, in the Haute-Normandie région of Normandy, in France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the Risle between the Roumois and the Lieuvin.
Sights
The commune was spared substantial damage to its historic buildings during the Battle of Normandy. Nowadays the half-timbered buildings and the canals running between them are a tourist attraction. The church of Saint-Ouen is noted for its Renaissaince stained glass.
Transport
Pont-Audemer has no rail services but the station building remains open and sells rail tickets. Pontaurail, a preserved railway, runs two Diesel multiple units (a X4500 and a X2400) from Pont-Audemer to Honfleur.
Miscellaneous
Until 1926, Pont-Audemer was the seat of a sous-préfecture of the Eure département.
Its coat of arms is a four arch bridge over a river argent in chief azure three fleur-de-lis or.
External link
- Newspaper: [link] - L'Éveil de Pont-Audemer
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