Pons, Charente-Maritime
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| The Castle The Castle | |
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Coat of arms of Pons Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Pons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Botton[1] |
Area 1 | 27.63 km2 (10.67 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17283 /17800 |
| Elevation | 8–63 m (26–207 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pons (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃][2][3][4]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The city is known for its numerous national historic monuments dating from the 12th century onward.[5] One of the most well known is the 33 m Keep of Pons, which is the official symbol of the city.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The Seugne flows north through the middle of the city and crosses it..
Population
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Gallery
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Pilgrim hospital, via Turonensis, World Heritage, way of st-James. -
Keep.
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Museum.
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Château d'Usson, a medieval theme-park for children[8]
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church.
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Church.
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See also
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- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pons, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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External links
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