Pontarion

Pontarion

The church of Saint-Blaise, in Pontarion

Coat of arms
Pontarion

Coordinates: 45°59′54″N 1°51′02″E / 45.9983°N 1.8506°E / 45.9983; 1.8506Coordinates: 45°59′54″N 1°51′02″E / 45.9983°N 1.8506°E / 45.9983; 1.8506
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Pontarion
Intercommunality Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacky Guillon
Area1 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 357
  Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23155 / 23250
Elevation 435–561 m (1,427–1,841 ft)
(avg. 443 m or 1,453 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pontarion is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Thaurion, some 12 miles (19 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D13, D10, D940 and the D941.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962418    
1968419+0.2%
1975388−7.4%
1982374−3.6%
1990350−6.4%
1999379+8.3%
2008357−5.8%

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References

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