Pontacq
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Canton | Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin (main town) | |
| Community association | North Est Béarn | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 337-488 m | |
| surface | 28.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,936 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 102 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64530 | |
| INSEE code | 64453 | |
Pontacq is a French commune with 2,936 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Pau and was the capital of the canton of Pontacq until its dissolution in 2015 , since then it has belonged to the canton of Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin .
geography
The municipality of Pontacq is located on the border with the Midi-Pyrénées region at the foot of the Pyrenees , about twelve kilometers northwest of Lourdes . The Ousse , a 42-kilometer tributary of the Gave de Pau, flows through Pontacq .
Saint Laurent Church
town hall
Old Tower ( Monument historique )
Web links
Commons : Pontacq - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Pontacq on cc-oussegabas.fr (French)