Pont-Audemer

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Pont-Audemer is a commune and a canton of the département of Eure, in the Haute-Normandie région of Normandy, in France. The commune is situated on the Risle between the Roumois and the Lieuvin. Until 1926, it was the seat of a sous-préfecture.

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Commune - Canton - Département - Eure - Haute-Normandie - Région - Normandy - France - Risle - Roumois - Lieuvin - 1926

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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 Renaissaince stained glass.

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Battle of Normandy - Half-timbered

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Its coat of arms is a four arch bridge over a river argent in chief azure three fleur-de-lis or.

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Coat of arms - Fleur-de-lis

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