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Chef-du-Pont
Sign in to saveChef-du-Pont () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.
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Chef-du-Pont was a commune in France, located in the Manche department within the Normandy region. It was situated in the arrondissement of Cherbourg and the canton of Sainte-Mère-Église. The area covered 3.78 square kilometers and had an elevation of 18 meters above sea level. The commune bordered Sainte-Mère-Église, Beuzeville-la-Bastille, and Carquebut.
The population was recorded as 834, with another source listing 769. The postal code was 50480. Chef-du-Pont was associated with the electoral district of the canton of Carentan-les-Marais. The administrative entity was dissolved on December 31, 2015, and was replaced by Sainte-Mère-Église.
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- Locality
- Chef-du-Pont
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 769
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Chef-du-Pont
- French commune.image
- Église Sainte-Colombe-en-Cotentin.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Sainte-Colombe
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cherbourg
- French commune.canton
- Carentan
- French commune.INSEE
- 50127
- French commune.postal code
- 50480
- French commune.commune
- Sainte-Mère-Église
- French commune.elevation m
- 8
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 18
- French commune.area km2
- 3.78
- French commune.population
- 624
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Chef-du-Pont
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cherbourg
- Population
- 723
- Area
- 3.78
- Elevation
- 18
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Official website
- www.mairie-chef-du-pont.fr
- Image
- Église Sainte-Colombe-en-Cotentin.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chef-du-Pont
- postal code
- 50480
- replaced by
- Sainte-Mère-Église
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Carentan-les-Marais
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- References
Chef-du-Pont () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.
During World War 2, as part of the opening phase of Operation Overlord, due to the crossing point on the Merderet River, Chef-du-Pont was a priority objective of the Allies. The objective was part of the 82nd Airborne Mission Boston parachute assault.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chef-du-Pont” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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