Pont-d'Ouilly
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Pont-d'Ouilly | ||
| Coordinates: 48°52′27″N 0°24′27″W / 48.8742°N 0.4075°WCoordinates: 48°52′27″N 0°24′27″W / 48.8742°N 0.4075°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Falaise-Nord | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marcel Lecoq | |
| Area1 | 19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,040 | |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14764 / 14690 | |
| Elevation | 42–251 m (138–823 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Pont-d'Ouilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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
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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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