1. Geography

2. Population

3. Sights

4. Personalities

5. Transport

6. Administration

7. Media

8. Twin towns - sister cities

9. See also

10. References

intercomm = Pont-Audemer / Val de Risle

Geography

The commune is situated on the river Risle, 13 km upstream from its outflow into the Seine. It lies on the border between the regions Roumois and Lieuvin.

Population

Sights

The commune was spared substantial damage to its historic buildings during the Battle of Normandy. Nowadays the half-timbered buildings and the canals running between them are a tourist attraction. The church of Saint-Ouen is noted for its Renaissance stained glass.

Personalities

• Laetitia Casta, supermodel, was born there in 1978.
• Hervé Morin, politician, current French Minister of Defence was born there in 1961.
• Alexis Vastine, boxer, was born there in 1986.

Transport

Pont-Audemer has a railway station, Gare de Pont-Audemer, but passenger services were ceased in 1969. The station is served by TER Haute-Normandie buses. PontAuRail, a heritage railway association, ran two Diesel multiple units (a X4500 and a X2400) from Pont-Audemer to Honfleur between 1995 and 2006.

Administration

Until 1926, Pont-Audemer was a sub-prefecture of the Eure department.

Media

The city is evoked in a poem of Paul Verlaine called "The Apollo of Pont-Audemer."

The area is included in Ted Fahrenwald's book "Bailout Over Normandy: A Flyboy's Adventures" as the site where he met Riri, his sweetheart.

Twin towns - sister cities

Pont-Audemer is twinned with:

• {{flagicon|ENG}} Ringwood in England
• {{flagicon|NED}} Veghel in the Netherlands

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

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