Pontécoulant (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tekulɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Launay and Pontécoulant.[4]
The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.[5]
The communes single watercourse is the River, La Druance.[6]
The commune is completely enclosed within the commune of Condé-en-Normandie.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 108 | — |
| 1968 | 125 | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 109 | −12.8% |
| 1982 | 106 | −2.8% |
| 1990 | 105 | −0.9% |
| 1999 | 108 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 93 | −13.9% |
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
- Château à Pontécoulant is a seventeenth century Chateau that is open to the public to visit, after its owners in 1908 left it to the department.[7] The chateau was listed as a Monument historique in 1927.[8]
Notable People
- Louis Gustave le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant (1764 – 1853) a French politician, was count of Pontécoulant.[9]
- Philippe Gustave le Doulcet, Comte de Pontécoulant - (1795–1874) a French astronomer, count of Pontécoulant and died here.[10]
- Louis Adolphe le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant (1794 – 1882) a French soldier and musicologist was count of Pontécoulant.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Pontécoulant · 14110, France". Pontécoulant · 14110, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Druance (I24-0420)".
- ^ "Près de Condé-en-Normandie, découvrez l'histoire du château de Pontécoulant". actu.fr. 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Château à Pontécoulant - PA00111618 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Peers Removed from the Chamber on 24 July 1815 by King Louis XVIII". www.napoleon-series.org.
- ^ Pontécoulant, Gustave de (1795-1874). "Papiers de Gustave Le Doulcet (1795-1874), comte de Pontécoulant". CALAMES et Wikipedia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "CTHS - PONTÉCOULANT Adolphe Le Doulcet de, Louis Adolphe". cths.fr.
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