| Chef-du-Pont | |
| Arrondissement: | Cherbourg |
| Canton: | Carentan |
| Insee: | 50127 |
| Postal Code: | 50480 |
| Commune: | Sainte-Mère-Église |
| Coordinates: | 49.3853°N -1.3431°W |
| Elevation M: | 8 |
| Elevation Min M: | 0 |
| Elevation Max M: | 18 |
| Area Km2: | 3.78 |
| Population: | 671 |
| Population Date: | 2019 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Chef-du-Pont (pronounced as /fr/) 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.[2]
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.[3] The objective was part of the 82nd Airborne Mission Boston parachute assault.