Ondres

Ondres (French pronunciation: [ɔ̃dʁ]; Occitan pronunciation: [ˈunðres]) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.^[3] It is only two miles from the nearest beach (Ondres plage), which is well known for being a good surfing spot.

Ondres
Commune
Town hall
Location of Ondres
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Coordinates: 43°33′42″N 1°26′54″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Seignanx
Intercommunality	Seignanx
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eva Belin[1]
Area 1	15.13 km2 (5.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,194
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/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.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 450 —     1800 554 +3.01% 1806 613 +1.70% 1821 739 +1.25% 1831 1,003 +3.10% 1836 1,026 +0.45% 1841 1,047 +0.41% 1846 1,037 −0.19% 1851 1,069 +0.61% 1856 1,169 +1.80% 1861 1,228 +0.99% 1866 1,302 +1.18% 1872 1,207 −1.25% 1876 1,208 +0.02% 1881 1,218 +0.17% 1886 1,309 +1.45% 1891 1,347 +0.57% 1896 1,335 −0.18%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,331 −0.06% 1906 1,402 +1.04% 1911 1,414 +0.17% 1921 1,256 −1.18% 1926 1,265 +0.14% 1931 1,246 −0.30% 1936 1,227 −0.31% 1946 1,429 +1.54% 1954 1,278 −1.39% 1962 1,419 +1.32% 1968 1,523 +1.19% 1975 2,073 +4.50% 1982 2,704 +3.87% 1990 3,100 +1.72% 1999 3,650 +1.83% 2007 4,328 +2.15% 2012 4,707 +1.69% 2017 5,358 +2.62%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Culture

Ondres is the home town of architectural drafter and painter Dominique Duplantier, graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris, who draws the traditional habitats as well as landscapes, of the Basque Country and southwest France.^[6][7] He is the father of Joe and Mario of the heavy metal band Gojira, and of the photographer Gabrielle Duplantier.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Landes department