Pontacq

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pontacq

(2020–2026) Didier Larrazabal^[1]Area

28.85 km² (11.14 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,904 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

64453 /64530

Elevation337–488 m (1,106–1,601 ft)
(avg. 358 m or 1,175 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontacq (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tak]; Occitan: Pontac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,402	—
1975	2,328	−0.45%
1982	2,534	+1.22%
1990	2,683	+0.72%
1999	2,611	−0.30%
2007	2,820	+0.97%
2012	2,867	+0.33%
2017	2,936	+0.48%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

Joseph Barbanègre (1772–1830) - French General
Matthieu Sans (1988-) - Rugby player
Pierre Lacaze (1934-1995) - Athlete, Rugby Union & League player

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE