Pons
Commune
The Castle
The Castle
Coat of arms of Pons
Coat of arms
Location of Pons
Pons is located in France
Pons
Pons
Pons is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pons
Pons
Coordinates: 45°34′52″N 0°32′49″W / 45.5811°N 0.5469°W / 45.5811; -0.5469
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonPons
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacky Botton[1]
Area
1
27.63 km2 (10.67 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,273
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17283 /17800
Elevation8–63 m (26–207 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pons (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃][3][4][5]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The city is known for its numerous national historic monuments dating from the 12th century onward.[6] One of the most well known is the 33 m Keep of Pons, which is the official symbol of the city.

Geography

The Seugne flows north through the middle of the city and crosses it..

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,031—    
1800 3,803−0.83%
1806 3,429−1.71%
1821 3,605+0.33%
1831 3,726+0.33%
1836 4,294+2.88%
1841 4,543+1.13%
1846 4,661+0.51%
1851 4,765+0.44%
1856 4,757−0.03%
1861 4,894+0.57%
1866 4,969+0.30%
1872 4,738−0.79%
1876 4,881+0.75%
1881 4,895+0.06%
1886 4,764−0.54%
1891 4,615−0.63%
1896 4,717+0.44%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,772+0.23%
1906 4,470−1.30%
1911 4,549+0.35%
1921 4,368−0.41%
1926 4,427+0.27%
1931 4,375−0.24%
1936 4,266−0.50%
1946 4,442+0.41%
1954 4,629+0.52%
1962 4,753+0.33%
1968 4,824+0.25%
1975 4,878+0.16%
1982 4,861−0.05%
1990 4,412−1.20%
1999 4,427+0.04%
2007 4,442+0.04%
2012 4,144−1.38%
2017 4,182+0.18%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE (1968-2017)[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tous les chemins mènent à vous" à Pons en Charente-Maritime, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 16 July 2021
  4. ↑ Souvenirs en Charente-Maritime : la ville de Pons reconstitue les embouteillages de la nationale 137, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 16 July 2021
  5. ↑ Charente-Maritime : démissions au conseil municipal de Pons, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 16 July 2021
  6. ↑ Joy, Diane (2005). "Charente-Maritime. Pons, inventaire du patrimoine médiéval de la ville". Bulletin Monumental. 163 (4): 375–378. doi:10.3406/bulmo.2005.1580.
  7. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pons, EHESS (in French).
  8. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  9. ↑ Travel, D. K. (17 May 2016). Family Guide France - DK Travel - Google Books. ISBN 9781465455260. Retrieved 21 December 2018. {{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)
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