Pontarlier

Pontarlier is a French commune in the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in eastern France near the border with Switzerland. It is a subprefecture in the department and is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Pontarlier.

Pontarlier
Porte Saint-Pierre
Coat of arms
Location of Pontarlier
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Coordinates: 46°54′24″N 6°21′20″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Pontarlier
Intercommunality	Grand Pontarlier
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Patrick Genre[1]
Area 1	41.35 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	17,413
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25462 /25300
Elevation	811–1,320 m (2,661–4,331 ft) (avg. 1,066 m or 3,497 ft)
Website	Ville de Pontarlier
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontarlier is the third commune of the department by its population, after Besançon and Montbéliard.

Geography

The city of Pontarlier is in the west of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in the southwestern part of the Doubs department.

The commune of Pontarlier has an area of 41.4 km² (16.0 sq mi).^[2] The city is on a plateau and its average altitude is 1,066 m (3,497 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 840 m (2,760 ft).^[3]

The Doubs river flows through the city.

Distance from Pontarlier to other cities

Besançon	Paris	Bordeaux	Toulouse	Montpellier	Lyon	Nantes
58 km (36 mi)	466 km (290 mi)	781 km (485 mi)	769 km (478 mi)	530 km (330 mi)	232 km (144 mi)	791 km (492 mi)

Pontarlier and its neighboring communes

The city of Pontarlier is surrounded by the communes:

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for Pontarlier is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

Population

The inhabitants of Pontarlier are known, in French, as Pontissaliens (women: Pontissaliennes).^[4]

With a population of 17,413,^[5] Pontarlier has a population density of 421 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Pontarlier

Administration

Pontarlier is a subprefecture of the Doubs department, the capital of the arrondissement of Pontarlier and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton Pontarlier formed by 10 communes, including Pontarlier, with 26,699 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Pontarlier (French: Communauté de communes du Grand Pontarlier).

Twinned and partner towns

Pontarlier is twinned with:

• Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, since 1964;
• Zarautz, Spain, since 1994;
• Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, since 2003.

Places of interest

Some interesting places in Montbéliard are:

• The Château de Sandon.
• Porte Saint-Pierre and Triumphal Arch (18th century).
• The Saint-Bénigne de Pontarlier church.
• The Fort de Joux castle.

Gallery

• 
  Porte Saint-Pierre.
• 
  Saint-Bénigne church.
• 
  The Château de Sandon.
• 
  The city hall of Pontarlier.
• 
  Rue de la République, Pontarlier.

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Pontarlier
• Communes of the Doubs department