Pontorson
Sign in to save250px|thumb|The church Notre-Dame de Pontorson. Pontorson () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pontorson
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,147
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Pontorson
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Pontorson MontStMichel.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Mont Saint-Michel seen from the town's outskirts
- French commune.arrondissement
- Avranches
- French commune.canton
- Pontorson
- French commune.INSEE
- 50410
- French commune.postal code
- 50170
- French commune.mayor
- André-Jean Belloir
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Pontorson (Manche).svg
- French commune.elevation m
- 18
- French commune.elevation min m
- 5
- French commune.elevation max m
- 73
- French commune.area km2
- 61.47
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pontorson
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Avranches
- Population
- 4280
- Area
- 61.47
- Capital of
- canton of Pontorson
- Shares border with
- Le Mont Saint-Michel
- Legal form
- commune nouvelle
- Official website
- www.pontorson.eu
- Image
- Pontorson (50) Église Notre-Dame - Extérieur - Façade sud - 02.jpg
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- replaces
- Vessey
- inception
- 2016-01-01
- Commons category
- Pontorson
- postal code
- 50170
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pontorson
- different from
- Pontorson
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Population
- Main sights
- Transportation
- See also
- References
250px|thumb|The church Notre-Dame de Pontorson. Pontorson () is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
==Geography== Pontorson is situated about 10 kilometres from the Mont Saint-Michel, to which it is connected by highway and a walking path along the river Couesnon. The river also gives its name to the town's main street.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pontorson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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