Pomps
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Pomps | |
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 Location of Pomps | |
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| Coordinates: 43°29′32″N 0°32′25″W / 43.4922°N 0.5403°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Artix et Pays de Soubestre |
| Intercommunality | Luys en Béarn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Fourquet[1] |
Area 1 | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 295 |
| • Density | 38.0/km2 (98.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64450 /64370 |
| Elevation | 90–138 m (295–453 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pomps (French pronunciation: [pɔms]; Occitan: Poms) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Pomps is located in the northeast of the département, and lies about 20 kilometers to the north of the cities of Béarn and Pau.
Transportation
[edit]Pomps is served by county roads (French: "routes départmentales") 945 and 946.
Neighboring Communities
[edit]- Morlanne to the north
- Hagetaubin to the northwest
- Géus-d'Arzacq and Bouillon to the east
- Arthez-de-Béarn to the east
- Arnos to the south east
- Castillon (Canton d'Arthez-de-Béarn) to the southwest
- Doazon to the south
History
[edit]The name of the commune of Pomps has appeared throughout time as Poms in the 14th century, and later, in the year 1443, as Pombs.[4]
Administration
[edit]| Took office | Left office | Name |
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| 1971 | 1995 | Laurent Camguilhem |
| 1995 | incumbent | Claude Fourquet |
Demographics
[edit]For statistical purposes, Pomps is considered a part of the functional urban area (aire d'attraction des villes) of Pau.[3] An individual from Pomps is known as Pompsois in French.[5]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b Commune de Pomps, INSEE
- ^ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
- ^ Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pomps, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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