Pontarion

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Moreau^[1]Area5.25 km² (2.03 sq mi)Population362 • Density69/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation435–561 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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

• Communes of the Creuse department

References