Pons, Charente-Maritime

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pons

(2020–2026) Jacky Botton^[1]Area

27.63 km² (10.67 sq mi)Population

(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

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

Year	Pop.	±% 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]

Gallery

Pilgrim hospital, via Turonensis, World Heritage, way of st-James.
Keep.
Museum.
Château d'Usson, a medieval theme-park for children^[9]
church.
Éolienne Bollée.
Church.

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.
^ "Tous les chemins mènent à vous" à Pons en Charente-Maritime, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 16 July 2021
^ 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
^ Charente-Maritime : démissions au conseil municipal de Pons, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 16 July 2021
^ 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.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pons, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Travel, D. K. (17 May 2016). Family Guide France - DK Travel - Google Books. ISBN 9781465455260. Retrieved 21 December 2018. {{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)