Pontarion
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Pontarion | |
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Coordinates: 45°59′54″N 1°51′02″E / 45.9983°N 1.8506°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Ahun |
Intercommunality | CC Creuse Sud Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Moreau[1] |
Area 1 | 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 362 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23155 /23250 |
Elevation | 435–561 m (1,427–1,841 ft) (avg. 443 m or 1,453 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pontarion (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃taʁjɔ̃]; Occitan: Pont a Riom) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A farming village situated by the banks of the river Thaurion, some 12 miles (19 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D13, D10, D940 and the D941.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 418 | — |
1968 | 419 | +0.2% |
1975 | 388 | −7.4% |
1982 | 374 | −3.6% |
1990 | 350 | −6.4% |
1999 | 379 | +8.3% |
2008 | 357 | −5.8% |
Sights
- The church of St. Blaise, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The fifteenth-century château.
- The Maurice Lecante museum.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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