Mont Pinçon is the highest point of the Department of Calvados, in Normandy, with an elevation of 362 metres (1,188 ft).[1] It is in the west of Norman Switzerland about 30 kilometres (20 mi) to the south-west of Caen, near the village of Plessis-Grimoult.
| Mont Pinçon | |
|---|---|
  Mont Pinçon Location in France | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°58′17″N 00°37′36″W / 48.97139°N 0.62667°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Calvados, Normandy, France |
| Parent range | Armorican Massif |
It was the site of many strategic battles in the Battle of Normandy with the Allied attack in Operation Bluecoat.[2] In 1956, Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF, now TDF) installed a transmitter pylon over 200 metres (660 ft) high, which still serves most of the Basse-Normandie region.[3]
External links edit
- "User site with pictures of the TDF installation" (in French). Retrieved 2009-04-15.
References edit
- ^ "Moors of Mont-Pinçon".
- ^ "BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPY MONT PINCON AND ITS ENVIRONS [Allocated Title]". IWM Film.
- ^ "Mont Pinçon Heath". Calvados Tourisme.
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