Pontarion

Pontarion
Commune
The church of Saint-Blaise, in Pontarion
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°59′54″N 1°51′02″E / 45.9983°N 1.8506°E / 45.9983; 1.8506Coordinates: 45°59′54″N 1°51′02″E / 45.9983°N 1.8506°E / 45.9983; 1.8506
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Ahun
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Moreau
Area 1	5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	365
• Density	70/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.

Pontarion (French pronunciation: ​[pɔ̃taʁjɔ̃]; Occitan: Pont a Riom) 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 12 miles (19 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D13, D10, D940 and the D941.

Population[]

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

References[]

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