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Pontarion

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Pontarion (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

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Pontarion is a commune in the Creuse department of France, situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Pontarion and is located in the arrondissement of Guéret. The municipality has an area of 5.25 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 561 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 23250.

The commune shares borders with Sardent, Soubrebost, Saint-Hilaire-le-Château, and Thauron. According to available data, the population is recorded as either 419 or 381, with a breakdown of 171 males and 194 females in one count. Pontarion is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Ahun.

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Place details

Locality
Pontarion
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
381

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Key facts

French commune.name
Pontarion
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Pontarion église st Blaise.jpg
French commune.caption
The church of Saint-Blaise, in Pontarion
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Pontarion 23.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Guéret
French commune.canton
Ahun
French commune.INSEE
23155
French commune.postal code
23250
French commune.mayor
Jean-Claude Moreau
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Creuse Sud Ouest
French commune.elevation m
443
French commune.elevation min m
435
French commune.elevation max m
561
French commune.area km2
5.25

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Pontarion (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

==Geography== A farming village situated by the banks of the river Thaurion, some south of Guéret, at the junction of the D13, D10, D940 and the D941.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pontarion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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