Pont-Hébert
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô | |
| Canton | Pont-Hébert (main town) | |
| Community association | Saint-Lô Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 1 ° 8 ′ W | |
| height | 5-83 m | |
| surface | 29.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,987 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 67 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50880 | |
| INSEE code | 50409 | |
Pont-Hébert is a French commune with 1,987 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Lô and the canton of Pont-Hébert (until 2015: canton of Saint-Jean-de-Daye ).
geography
Pont-Hébert is about ten kilometers northwest of Saint-Lô . The river Vire limits the community to the east, the Terrette to the west. Neighboring municipalities of Pont-Hébert are Le Dézert in the north and north-west, Cavigny in the north, La Meauffe in the east and north-east, Rampan in the south-east, Thèreval with Hébécrevon in the south, Amigny in the west and south-west and Le Hommet-d'Arthenay in the west and north-west .
The national route 174 runs through the municipality . The station is on the Lison – Lamballe railway line .
history
Pont-Hébert was formed in 1836 from the previous communities Bahais , Esglandes and Le Mesnil-Durand .
On January 1, 2018, the municipalities of Le Hommet-d'Arthenay and Pont-Hébert were merged to form Commune nouvelle Pont-Hébert. The two old parishes continue to exist as Commune déléguée within the new parish. The Commune déléguée Pont-Hébert has 1,632 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,508 | 1,837 | 2,109 | 1,987 | 1,764 | 1,713 | 1,771 | 1,757 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Aubin church
- Notre-Dame Church in Esglandes
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church in Le Mesnil-Durand
- Esglandes Castle with the remains of the former church tower
- Chapel of Les Pèzerils from the 12th century
- Le Mesnil-Durand Chapel
church
Notre-Dame church
Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church
Individual evidence
- ↑ Recueil des actes administratifs de la préfecture de la Manche décembre 2017 - numéro spécial 94. (PDF) December 27, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2018 (French).
