Pouillon (Landes)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Country | |
| Arrondissement | Dax | |
| Canton | Orthe et Arrigans | |
| Community association | Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 36 ′ N , 1 ° 0 ′ W | |
| height | 18-121 m | |
| surface | 49.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,072 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 40350 | |
| INSEE code | 40233 | |
| Website | http://www.pouillon40.fr/ | |
Pouillon ( Occitan : Polhon ) is a French municipality with 3072 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Orthe et Arrigans . The inhabitants are called Pouillonnais .
geography
Pouillon is located on the northern edge of the French Basque Country and on the Bassecq River . Pouillon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saugnac-et-Cambran in the north, Mimbaste in the north and northeast, Estibeaux in the east, Misson in the southeast, Labatut in the south, Cauneille in the southwest, Cagnotte and Gaas in the west and Bénesse-lès-Dax in the northwest.
history
Originally, Pouillon was probably a Gallo-Roman settlement on the Roman road from Bordeaux to Pamplona.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,502 | 2,450 | 2,425 | 2,477 | 2,596 | 2,685 | 2,746 | 2,913 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, Romanesque building from the 11th century, additions from the 15th and 16th centuries, historic monument since 1996
- Benarrucq Chapel, pilgrim accommodation for the Way of St. James and paleontological site
- Lamothe Castle
- Saint-Martin Castle
Personalities
- Antoine-Marie Cazaux (1897–1975), Bishop of Luçon (1941–1967)
Parish partnership
Since 1990 there has been a partnership with the Spanish municipality of Daroca in the Aragon region.
