Pontaubault
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Pontaubault
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Avranches |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du canton d'Avranches |
| Mayor | Michel Perrouault (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 7–72 m (23–236 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 ft) |
| Land area1 | 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 469 (2006) |
| - Density | 242 /km2 (630 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50408/ 50220 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 1°20′59″W / 48.63°N 1.3497°W
Patton's VIII Corps crossed the Pontaubault bridge on August 1, 1944 into Brittany following the success of Operation Cobra
Pontaubault is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
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