Pontaubault | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Avranches |
Canton: | Pontorson |
Insee: | 50408 |
Postal Code: | 50220 |
Mayor: | Michel Perrouault[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
Coordinates: | 48.63°N -1.3497°W |
Elevation M: | 31 |
Elevation Min M: | 7 |
Elevation Max M: | 72 |
Area Km2: | 1.94 |
Pontaubault (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.
Patton's VIII Corps crossed the Pontaubault bridge on 1 August 1944 into Brittany following the success of Operation Cobra
From 29 July 1901 to 31 December 1933, Pontaubault was connected via the 17km (11miles) metre gauge Avranches–Saint-James tramway to Avranches and Saint-James, which operated three steam trains for mixed passenger and goods transport each day in both directions.