Pont-l’Évêque Prison
The Pont-l'Évêque Prison, also known as Joyeuse Prison, is a building constructed in the early 19th century in Pont-l'Évêque, in the French department of Calvados in the Normandy region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic site in Calvados, France
- Also known as: “Ancienne prison”, “Ancienne prison de Pont-l’Eveque”, “Ancienne prison de Pont-l’Évêque”, and “La Joyeuse Prison”
- Address: 5 Rue Eugène Pian, Pont-l’Évêque, 14130
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel Montpensier and Église Saint-Michel de Pont-l’Évêque.
Hôtel Montpensier
Historic building
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hôtel Montpensier is a historic building, which is situated 190 metres east of Pont-l’Évêque Prison.
Église Saint-Michel de Pont-l’Évêque
Church
Photo: Nitot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Michel de Pont-l’Évêque is a church, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Pont-l’Évêque Prison.
Maison 69 rue Saint-Michel
House
Photo: EdouardHue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison 69 rue Saint-Michel is a house.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pont-l’Évêque and Coudray-Rabut.
Pont-l’Évêque
Village
Photo: Nitot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pont-l'Évêque is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is known for Pont-l'Évêque cheese, a type of soft cheese, the oldest Normandy cheese in production.
Coudray-Rabut
Village
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coudray-Rabut is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Pont-l'Évêque.
Reux
Village
Photo: ChBougui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the location of the Château de Reux, a Rothschild family residence. Reux is situated 2½ km southwest of Pont-l’Évêque Prison.
Pont-l’Évêque Prison
- Categories: prison, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Pont-l’Évêque, Arrondissement of Lisieux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.28551° or 49° 17′ 8″ northLongitude
0.18224° or 0° 10′ 56″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8FX275PJ+6VOpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
“Pont-l’Évêque Prison” goes by many names.
- French: “Joyeuse prison”
- French: “prison de Pont-l’Évêque”
- French: “Prison de Pont-l’Évêque”
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