Pont-d'Ouilly

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Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pont-d'Ouilly

(2020–2026) Maryvonne Guibout^[1]Area

19.50 km² (7.53 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

980 • Density50/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

14764 /14691

Elevation42–251 m (138–823 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-d'Ouilly (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ duji] ^ⓘ) 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, La Martelée, Le Rocray, Les Hogues, La Potiche, La Guérardière, Le Hameau Hue, Le Haut d'Ouilly, Les Îles d'Ouilly, Le Val Aubert and Pont-d'Ouilly.^[4]

The Rivers Orne & Noireau plus six streams, The Orival, The Val Corbel, La Boullonniere, The Val la Here, La Mare des Bois and La Mesliere flow through the commune.^[5]

Pont-d'Ouilly is home to the famous Haras d'Ouilly, a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business currently owned by the Aga Khan IV.

History

The commune of Pont-d'Ouilly was created on 23 August 1947 from the merger of the two former communes of Saint-Marc-d'Ouilly and Ouilly-le-Basset (old INSEE code 14690) Pont-d'Ouilly - Histoire - Communes.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,194	—
1968	1,279	+7.1%
1975	1,230	−3.8%
1982	1,049	−14.7%
1990	1,002	−4.5%
1999	1,050	+4.8%
2008	1,040	−1.0%

Points of Interest

Haras d'Ouilly, is a famous Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business currently owned by the Aga Khan IV.^[6]

Notable People

Jean-Luc Lagardère - (1928 – 2003) a major French businessman and CEO of the Lagardère Group is buried here.^[7]

Twin towns – sister cities

Pont-d'Ouilly is twinned with:^[8]^[9]

Chipping Campden, England
Hafenlohr, Germany

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "Pont-d'Ouilly · France". Pont-d'Ouilly · France.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
^ FRESNAIS, Raphaël (4 October 2022). "Télévision. Un film sur les 100 ans de la saga Aga Khan, écurie phare des courses". Ouest-France.fr.
^ BON, Fanette (29 May 2018). "Pont-d'Ouilly. La mémoire de Jean-Luc Lagardère honorée". Ouest-France.fr.
^ "Chipping Campden celebrates twinning anniversary with French town". Evesham Journal. 29 June 2023.
^ "Jumelages à Pont-d'Ouilly. Alain Hurel obtient le 1er prix décerné par le comité départemental". Ouest-France.fr. 21 March 2023.