Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Pont-d'Ouilly | |
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 The River Olme in Pont-d'Ouilly | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pont-d'Ouilly 
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| Coordinates: 48°52′27″N 0°24′27″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marcel Lecoq |
| Area 1 | 19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 999 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14764 /14691 |
| Elevation | 42–251 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 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 August 23, 1947, from the merger of the two former communes of Saint-Marc-d'Ouilly and Ouilly-le-Basset (old INSEE code 14690) .
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| 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% |
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