Pontorson
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Avranches | |
| Canton | Pontorson (main town) | |
| Community association | Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandy | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 33 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 5-73 m | |
| surface | 61.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,342 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 71 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50170 | |
| INSEE code | 50410 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-pontorson.fr | |
 View across the Couesnon River towards Mont Saint-Michel |
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Pontorson is a French commune with 4,342 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . The city is the capital of the canton of Pontorson in the Avranches arrondissement .
It was created with effect from January 1, 2016 by merging the former municipalities of Pontorson , Macey and Vessey to form a Commune nouvelle of the same name . The former municipalities have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative seat is in the village of Pontorson.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
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| Pontorson (administrative headquarters) | 50410 | 43.01 | 3,849 |
| Macey | 50284 | 5.87 | 108 |
| Vessey | 50630 | 12.59 | 385 |
geography
Pontorson is around nine kilometers from Mont-Saint-Michel , 22 kilometers from Avranches and 45 kilometers from Granville .
Town twinning
Since 1968 Pontorson has maintained a partnership with the German city of Wassenberg , which was expanded into a triangular partnership with the English Highworth in 2010 .
Economy and Infrastructure
Large companies:
- Charles Amand
- Briques et Bois
- Manoir aux Abeilles
- Agrial
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Decree of the Prefecture of Arrêté No. 2015-196 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Pontorson from 23.10.2015 .
- ↑ current population according to INSEE