Pontenx-les-Forges | |
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Church of Saint-Martin | |
Coordinates: 44°14′30″N 1°07′13″W / 44.2417°N 1.1203°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Landes |
Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
Canton | Côte d'Argent |
Intercommunality | Mimizan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri-Jean Thébault[1] |
Area 1 | 80.62 km2 (31.13 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 1,737 |
• Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Pontenx-les-Forges (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tɛ̃ks le fɔʁʒ];[3][4] Occitan: Pontens) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[5]