Point of passage obliged towards the Coast or towards Paris, Pont-l'Évêque was always an important place of passage and trade (the barges descended the Touques).
In the Middle Ages, the city became an important administrative headquarters of the Vicomte d'Auge. Occupied by the English during the fifteenth century, then touched by the Wars of Religion, Pont-l'Évêque then experiences an era of calm and prosperity.
On August 24, 1944, after 3 days of combat, the city destroyed at 65% is released by the allies.