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 | |
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Coordinates: 44°14′30″N 1°07′13″W / 44.2417°N 1.1203°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Landes |
Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
Canton | Côte d'Argent |
Intercommunality | Mimizan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri-Jean Thébault[1] |
Area 1 | 80.62 km2 (31.13 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,698 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 40229 /40200 |
Elevation | 9–56 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
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ JSP : Passion Pompiers, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 12 September 2021
- ^ [Intempéries : la forêt des Landes sinistrée], archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 12 September 2021
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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