Pons () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kilo ...
department
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in southwestern
France. The city is known for its numerous
national historic monuments dating from the 12th century on wards.
One of the most well known is the 33 meter high
Keep of Pons
The Keep of Pons (French: ''Donjon de Pons'') is an 830-year-old fortified tower located in Pons, France and is one of the few remnants of the original castle of Pons. The keep is located near the chapel and porch of Saint Gilles and remains of t ...
the which is the official symbol of the city.
Geography
The
Seugne
The Seugne () is an long river in the Charente-Maritime département, in western France, left tributary of the Charente. Its source is in the commune of Montlieu-la-Garde, west of the village. It flows generally north-northwest.
North from Co ...
flows north through the middle of the commune and crosses the town.
Population
Gallery
Hospice pelerins04444.JPG, Pilgrim hospital, via Turonensis, World Heritage, way of st-James.
Pons donjon (Charente-Maritime).JPG, Keep.
Chapelle st Gilles portail renaissance 02756.JPG, Museum.
Le Château des énigmes en Charente-Maritime (17).JPG, Château d'Usson, a medieval theme-park for childrenÉolienne Bollée
The Éolienne Bollée is an unusual wind turbine, unique for having a stator and a rotor, as a water turbine has. The eponymous invention was first patented in 1868 by Ernest Sylvain Bollée in France. A further patent dated 1885 differed mainly ...
.
Pons (Charente-Maritime) église Saint-Martin, extérieur PA17000019.JPG, Church.
See also
*
Communes of the Charente-Maritime department
The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas ...
References
External links
Official website for the city of Pons (French)
Communes of Charente-Maritime
World Heritage Sites in France
Santones
Charente-Maritime communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
County of Saintonge
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