Pontarion

Pontarion (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃taʁjɔ̃]; Occitan: Pont a Riom) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Pontarion
Commune
The church of Saint-Blaise, in Pontarion
Coat of arms
Location of Pontarion
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Coordinates: 45°59′54″N 1°51′02″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Moreau[1]
Area 1	5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	359
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23155 /23250
Elevation	435–561 m (1,427–1,841 ft) (avg. 443 m or 1,453 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Thaurion, some 12 miles (19 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D13, D10, D940 and the D941.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	418	—
1968	419	+0.2%
1975	388	−7.4%
1982	374	−3.6%
1990	350	−6.4%
1999	379	+8.3%
2008	357	−5.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Blaise, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century château.
• The Maurice Lecante museum.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department