Ondres

Ondres
Commune
Town hall
Location of Ondres
Ondres Ondres
Coordinates: 43°33′42″N 1°26′54″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Seignanx
Intercommunality	Seignanx
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Éric Guilloteau
Area 1	15.13 km2 (5.84 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	5,855
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40209 /40440
Elevation	3–53 m (9.8–173.9 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ondres is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is only two miles from the nearest beach (Ondres plage), which is well known for being a good surfing spot.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 450 —     1806 613 +36.2% 1821 739 +20.6% 1831 1,003 +35.7% 1841 1,047 +4.4% 1851 1,069 +2.1% 1861 1,228 +14.9% 1872 1,207 −1.7% 1881 1,218 +0.9% 1891 1,347 +10.6% 1901 1,331 −1.2% 1911 1,414 +6.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,256 −11.2% 1931 1,246 −0.8% 1946 1,429 +14.7% 1954 1,278 −10.6% 1962 1,419 +11.0% 1968 1,523 +7.3% 1975 2,073 +36.1% 1982 2,704 +30.4% 1990 3,100 +14.6% 1999 3,650 +17.7% 2008 4,362 +19.5% 2013 4,753 +9.0%

Culture

It is the home town of the technical metal band Gojira.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

• INSEE statistics