Pomps

Pomps
Location of Pomps
Pomps
Pomps
Coordinates: 43°29′32″N 0°32′25″W / 43.4922°N 0.5403°W / 43.4922; -0.5403
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonArtix et Pays de Soubestre
IntercommunalityLuys en Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Fourquet[1]
Area
1
7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
297
 • Density38.2/km2 (99.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64450 /64370
Elevation90–138 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

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

Pomps is served by county roads (French: "routes départmentales") 945 and 946.

Neighboring Communities

History

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

Mayors of Pomps
Took office Left office Name
1971 1995 Laurent Camguilhem
1995 incumbent Claude Fourquet

Demographics

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Commune de Pomps, INSEE
  4. ^ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
  5. ^ Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pomps, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE