Ponteilla
Commune in Occitania, France
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Ponteilla (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tɛja] ⓘ; Catalan: Pontellà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Ponteilla
Pontellà | |
|---|---|
Vineyards and the village of Ponteilla | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ponteilla | |
  Ponteilla  Ponteilla | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′38″N 2°48′55″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Les Aspres |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Dadies[1] |
Area 1 | 13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,101 |
| • Density | 225.0/km2 (582.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66145 /66300 |
| Elevation | 52–153 m (171–502 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Ponteilla is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,107 | — |
| 1975 | 1,082 | −0.33% |
| 1982 | 1,182 | +1.27% |
| 1990 | 1,521 | +3.20% |
| 1999 | 1,827 | +2.06% |
| 2007 | 2,642 | +4.72% |
| 2012 | 2,798 | +1.15% |
| 2017 | 2,738 | −0.43% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
