Pont-d'Ouilly () is a

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. Pont-d'Ouilly is home to the famous Haras d'Ouilly, a

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business currently owned by the

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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

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Official website
Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Calvados-geo-stub

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