Pontenx-les-Forges
Pontenx-les-Forges | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint-Martin | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pontenx-les-Forges | |
  Pontenx-les-Forges Location within France  Pontenx-les-Forges Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 44°14′30″N 1°07′13″W / 44.2417°N 1.1203°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Côte d'Argent |
| Intercommunality | Mimizan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri-Jean Thébault[1] |
Area 1 | 80.62 km2 (31.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,775 |
| • Density | 22.02/km2 (57.02/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40229 /40200 |
| Elevation | 9–56 m (30–184 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pontenx-les-Forges (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tɛ̃ks le fɔʁʒ];[3][4] Occitan: Pontens) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[5]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,218 | — |
| 1975 | 1,223 | +0.06% |
| 1982 | 1,192 | −0.37% |
| 1990 | 1,138 | −0.58% |
| 1999 | 1,086 | −0.52% |
| 2007 | 1,357 | +2.82% |
| 2012 | 1,499 | +2.01% |
| 2017 | 1,596 | +1.26% |
| 2023 | 1,775 | +1.79% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ JSP : Passion Pompiers, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 12 September 2021
- ↑ [Intempéries : la forêt des Landes sinistrée], archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 12 September 2021
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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