Pons, Charente-Maritime

Pons
The Castle
Pons
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Pons
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Pons
Intercommunality	Région de Pons
Mayor	Henri Méjean (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	8–63 m (26–207 ft)
Land area1	27.63 km2 (10.67 sq mi)
Population2	4,427  (2008)
- Density	160 /km2 (410 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17283/ 17800
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.

Pons is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Geography

The Seugne flows north through the middle of the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population of Pons, Charente-Maritime

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	4031	3803	3429	3605	3726	4294	4543	4661	4765	4757

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	4894	4969	4738	4881	4895	4764	4615	4717	4772	4470

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	4549	4368	4427	4375	4266	4442	4629	4753	4824	4878

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	4861	4412	4433	4427

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

• INSEE