Chef-du-Pont
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| local community | Sainte-Mère-Église | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 23 ′ N , 1 ° 21 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 50480 | |
| Former INSEE code | 50127 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Église Sainte-Colombe en Cotentin (Church of the Holy Spirit in Cotentin) |
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Chef-du-Pont is a village and a commune Déléguée in the French commune of Sainte-Mere-Eglise with 667 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the former communes of Beuzeville-au-Plain , Chef-du-Pont , Écoquenéauville and Foucarville were merged with the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église, creating a commune nouvelle with this name. The municipality of Chef-du-Pont belonged to the arrondissement of Cherbourg and the canton of Sainte-Mère-Église .
geography
Chef-du-Pont is located 3 kilometers southwest of Sainte-Mère-Église and about 12 kilometers northwest of Carentan on the Cotentin peninsula in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park . The Merderet flows through the area.
Attractions
Le Val Castle dates from the second half of the 18th century. The pigeon house is dated 1755. François Marie de Bricqueville (a leader of the Chouannerie ) was imprisoned there in 1797 before he was executed by shooting in Coutances . The castle itself underwent major changes in the 19th century. Today it is privately owned.
The Sainte-Colombe church was built in the 12th century. The nave was rebuilt in the 17th century, with only the general structure and the porch of the portal remaining as Romanesque elements. The choir has not been changed since it was built. The gable of the southern door bears a bas-relief depicting Samson's fight against the lion. In 1954, the church was included in the supplementary directory of the Monuments historiques (historical monuments).
economy
The landscape is characterized by pastures, accordingly the main occupations are the breeding of domestic cattle and domestic pigs and dairy farming. There is a slaughterhouse on site. Local products are andouilles and smoked ham .
Web links
- Chef-du-Pont on cartesfrance.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Architecture of the Comcom Sainte-Mère-Église ( Memento of the original of March 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ^ Eglise Sainte-Colombe-en-Cotentin (French) Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ^ Chef-du-Pont in Base Mérimée (French). Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ↑ Chef-du-Pont on aoc-igp.fr (French) Retrieved March 17, 2015.
