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Pomps

Pomps (French pronunciation: [pɔms]; Occitan: Poms) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.

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.

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. An individual from Pomps is known as Pompsois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 311—    
1800 319+0.36%
1806 378+2.87%
1821 359−0.34%
1831 415+1.46%
1836 400−0.73%
1841 414+0.69%
1846 406−0.39%
1851 401−0.25%
1856 430+1.41%
1861 389−1.98%
1866 347−2.26%
1872 346−0.05%
1876 322−1.78%
1881 345+1.39%
1886 310−2.12%
1891 308−0.13%
1896 282−1.75%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 293+0.77%
1906 275−1.26%
1911 266−0.66%
1921 227−1.57%
1926 208−1.73%
1931 216+0.76%
1936 222+0.55%
1946 203−0.89%
1954 211+0.48%
1962 226+0.86%
1968 197−2.26%
1975 173−1.84%
1982 173+0.00%
1990 176+0.22%
1999 179+0.19%
2007 225+2.90%
2012 263+3.17%
2017 290+1.97%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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