Pontenx-les-Forges | |
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Church of Saint-Martin | |
![]() Location of Pontenx-les-Forges | |
| Coordinates:44°14′30″N1°07′13″W / 44.2417°N 1.1203°W /44.2417; -1.1203 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 1,737 |
| • Density | 21.55/km2 (55.80/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:[pɔ̃tɛ̃kslefɔʁʒ];[3][4]Occitan:Pontens) is acommune in theLandesdepartment inNouvelle-Aquitaine in southwesternFrance.[5]
| 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% |
| 2009 | 1,427 | +2.77% |
| 2014 | 1,532 | +1.43% |
| 2020 | 1,673 | +1.48% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
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