Gond-Pontouvre
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême | |
| Canton | Gond-Pontouvre | |
| Community association | Grand Angoulême | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 40 ′ N , 0 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 27-94 m | |
| surface | 7.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,010 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 807 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16160 | |
| INSEE code | 16154 | |
| Website | www.gond-pontouvre.fr | |
 Foulpougne railway viaduct |
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Gond-Pontouvre is a commune with 6010 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Angoulême and the canton of the same name, Gond-Pontouvre . The residents call themselves "Gondpontolviens".
geography
The municipality is located in the agglomeration north of Angoulême . Are neighboring communities
- Champniers in the north,
- Ruelle-sur-Touvre in the northeast,
- L'Isle-d'Espagnac to the east,
- Angoulême in the south,
- Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente to the west,
- Balzac in the northwest.
The Charente River runs along the western border of the municipality and on the left the Touvre , which crosses the municipality.
Transport links
The railway line Bordeaux - Paris runs through Gond-Pontouvre with the 60 meter long and 47 meter high viaduct Viaduc de Foulpougne built in 1852 over the Touvre. From Angoulême, the D910 departmental road leads north through Gond-Pontouvre. The northern municipal area is touched by Route nationale 10 , which leads to Poitiers .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 5,426 | 5,310 | 6,286 | 6,019 | 5,971 | 5,821 | 5,995 |
