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Pont-Audemer
| Canton of Villeneuve-l'Archevêque | |
| Région | Haute-Normandie/Lower Normandy |
| Département | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Bernay |
| Communes | 14 |
| Name of inhabitants | Pont-Audemériens |
| Population | 17,911 (1999) |
| Area | 235.06 km² |
| Density: | 76.2/km² |
Pont-Audemer is a commune and a canton of the département of Eure, in the Haute-Normandie région of Normandy, in France. The commune is situated on the Risle between the Roumois and the Lieuvin. Until 1926, it was the seat of a sous-préfecture.
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.
Its coat of arms is a four arch bridge over a river argent in chief azure three fleur-de-lis or.
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Communes
Here are 14 communes of the canton of Pont-Audemer:
- Campigny (803)
- Colletot (110)
- Corneville-sur-Risle (1,170)
- Fourmetot (552)
- Les Préaux (417)
- Manneville-sur-Risle (1,028)
- Pont-Audemer (8,981)
- Saint-Germain-Village (1,528)
- Saint-Mards-de-Blacarville (756)
- Saint-Symphorien (322)
- Selles (396)
- Tourville-sur-Pont-Audemer (554)
- Toutainville (1,013)
- Triqueville (281)
External link
- Newspaper: http://www.ifrance.com/Vevenews/Eveil/leveil.html - L'Eveil de Pont-Audemer
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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