Mont Pinçon

Mont Pinçon is the highest point of the Department of Calvados, in Normandy, with an elevation of 362 metres (1,188 ft).^[1] It is in the west of Norman Switzerland about 30 kilometres (20 mi) to the south-west of Caen, near the village of Plessis-Grimoult.

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Mont Pinçon
Mont Pinçon Location in France
Highest point
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Coordinates	48°58′17″N 00°37′36″W / 48.97139°N 0.62667°W / 48.97139; -0.62667
Geography
Location	Calvados, Normandy, France
Parent range	Armorican Massif
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It was the site of many strategic battles in the Battle of Normandy with the Allied attack in Operation Bluecoat.^[2] In 1956, Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF, now TDF) installed a transmitter pylon over 200 metres (660 ft) high, which still serves most of the Basse-Normandie region.^[3]

1. ^ "Moors of Mont-Pinçon".
2. ^ "BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPY MONT PINCON AND ITS ENVIRONS [Allocated Title]". IWM Film.
3. ^ "Mont Pinçon Heath". Calvados Tourisme.

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