Poyartin

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Poyartin
Poi Artin
Poyartin (France)
Poyartin
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Dax
Canton Coteau de Chalosse
Community association Terres de Chalosse
Coordinates 43 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 52 ′  W
height 17-102 m
surface 13.04 km 2
Residents 833 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 64 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40380
INSEE code
Website http://perso.orange.fr/mairie-poyartin/

Town Hall (Mairie) of Poyartin

Poyartin ( Occitan : Poi Artin ) is a French municipality with 833 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Landes department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Coteau de Chalosse (until 2015: canton of Montfort-en-Chalosse ). The residents call themselves Poyartinois .

geography

Poyartin is located in the Marensin countryside on the edge of the vast Landes de Gascogne , the largest forest area in Western Europe, about 14 kilometers east-southeast of Dax . Poyartin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gamarde-les-Bains in the north, Montfort-en-Chalosse in the east and northeast, Gibret in the east, Donzacq in the southeast, Castelnau-Chalosse in the south, Ozourt and Garrey in the southwest, Sort-en-Chalosse in the West as well as Hinx to the west and northwest.

Population development
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 656 623 629 631 648 631 643 754 833

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