Pontenx-les-Forges (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tɛ̃ks le fɔʁʒ];[3][4] Occitan: Pontens) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[5]

Pontenx-les-Forges
Church of Saint-Martin
Church of Saint-Martin
Coat of arms of Pontenx-les-Forges
Location of Pontenx-les-Forges
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Pontenx-les-Forges is located in France
Pontenx-les-Forges
Pontenx-les-Forges
Pontenx-les-Forges is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pontenx-les-Forges
Pontenx-les-Forges
Coordinates: 44°14′30″N 1°07′13″W / 44.2417°N 1.1203°W / 44.2417; -1.1203
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonCôte d'Argent
IntercommunalityMimizan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri-Jean Thébault[1]
Area
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80.62 km2 (31.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,698
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40229 /40200
Elevation9–56 m (30–184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,218—    
1975 1,223+0.06%
1982 1,192−0.37%
1990 1,138−0.58%
1999 1,086−0.52%
2009 1,427+2.77%
2014 1,532+1.43%
2020 1,673+1.48%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ JSP : Passion Pompiers, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 12 September 2021
  4. ^ [Intempéries : la forêt des Landes sinistrée], archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 12 September 2021
  5. ^ INSEE commune file
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE