Pontonx-sur-l'Adour

Pontonx-sur-l'Adour
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Country
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Pays Morcenais Tarusate
Community association	Pays Tarusate
Coordinates	43 ° 47 ′  N , 0 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 47 ′  N , 0 ° 56 ′  W
height	5–75 m
surface	49.42 km 2
Residents	2,810 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	57 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	40465
INSEE code	40230
Website	http://www.pontonx.fr/
Town hall of Pontonx-sur-l'Adour

Pontonx-sur-l'Adour ( Occitan : Pontons ) is a French commune with 2,810 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Landes department of the Aquitaine region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Dax and to the cantons of Pays Morcenais Tarusate (until 2015: Canton Tartas-Ouest ).

geography

Pontonx-sur-l'Adour is located on the Adour River , which also forms the eastern municipal boundary. Pontonx-sur-l'Adour is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Laluque in the north and northwest, Bégaar in the northeast, Saint-Jean-de-Lier and Gousse in the east, Préchacq-les-Bains in the south and southeast, Téthieu in the south and southwest as well Saint-Vincent-de-Paul to the west and south-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,652	1,620	1,659	1,638	1,887	2,071	2,315	2,592

Attractions

• Sainte-Eugénie Church, built in 1879
• Saint-Caprais church
• Pontonx arenas
• Mancamp house from 1610

Sainte-Eugenie church

Web links

Commons : Pontonx-sur-l'Adour  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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