Pontenx-les-Forges

Pontenx-les-Forges

The Church of Saint-Martin, in Pontenx-les-Forges

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Pontenx-les-Forges

Coordinates: 44°14′30″N 1°07′13″W / 44.2417°N 1.1203°WCoordinates: 44°14′30″N 1°07′13″W / 44.2417°N 1.1203°W
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Landes
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Mimizan
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Mimizan
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marc Billac
Area1 80.62 km2 (31.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,326
  Density 16/km2 (43/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 40229 / 40200
Elevation 9–56 m (30–184 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pontenx-les-Forges is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.

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