Montardon
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Canton | Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh | |
| Community association | Luys en Bearn | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | 194-295 m | |
| surface | 8.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,300 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 273 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64121 | |
| INSEE code | 64399 | |
| Website | http://www.montardon.org/ | |
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Montardon is a French commune with a population of 2,300 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Pau and the canton of Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh (until 2015: Morlaàs ). The inhabitants are called Montardonnais .
geography
Montardon is located in the historic province of Béarn on the Luy de Béarn River . Montardon is surrounded by the neighboring communities Serres-Castet in the north and west, Navailles-Angos in the north, Saint-Castin in the east, Buros in the southeast, Pau in the south and Lons in the southwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 232 | 369 | 650 | 1,130 | 1,437 | 1,836 | 2.149 | 2,343 |
Attractions
- Saint-Michel church, built in the 18th century
- Remains of a castle from 1385
- some town houses and farms from the 18th century <
Web links
Commons : Montardon - collection of images, videos and audio files
