Pontarion

Pontarion
Commune
The church of Saint-Blaise, in Pontarion

Coat of arms
Pontarion
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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 Ahun
Intercommunality CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacky Guillon
Area1 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 357
 • Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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%

Sights

  • The church of St. Blaise, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century château.
  • The Maurice Lecante museum.

See also

References


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