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Pons () is a commune in the
Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Chérente-Marine''; ) is a Departments of France, department in the French Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the country's west coast. Named after the river Charente (river), Charen ...
department in southwestern
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. The city is known for its numerous national historic monuments dating from the 12th century onward. One of the most well known is the 33 m
Keep of Pons The Keep of Pons (French: ''Donjon de Pons'') is an 830-year-old fortified tower located in Pons, Charente-Maritime, 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 Sain ...
, 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 city and crosses it..


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 children Eglise Saint-Vivien de Pons.jpg, church. Eoliennepons.JPG,
Éolienne Bollée The Éolienne Bollée is an Special wind turbines, unusual wind turbine, unique for having a Axial compressor, stator and a rotor, as a water turbine has. The eponymous invention was first patented in 1868 by Ernest Sylvain Bollée in France. A fu ...
. Pons (Charente-Maritime) église Saint-Martin, extérieur PA17000019.JPG, Church.


See also

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Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 462 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):


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 {{CharenteMaritime-geo-stub