Ondres | |
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 Town hall | |
 Location of Ondres | |
Ondres Ondres | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′42″N 1°26′54″W / 43.5617°N 1.4483°W / 43.5617; -1.4483 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Seignanx |
| Intercommunality | Seignanx |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eva Belin1 |
Area 1 | 15.13 km2 (5.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 6,533 |
| • Density | 431.8/km2 (1,118/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40209 /40440 |
| Elevation | 3–53 m (9.8–173.9 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ondres (French pronunciation: [ɔ̃dʁ]; Occitan pronunciation: [ˈunðres]) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.3 It is only two miles from the nearest beach (Ondres plage), which is well known for being a good surfing spot.
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Culture
Ondres is the home town of architectural drafter and painter Dominique Duplantier, graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris, who draws the traditional habitats as well as landscapes, of the Basque Country and southwest France.67 He is the father of Joe and Mario of the heavy metal band Gojira, and of the photographer Gabrielle Duplantier.7
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ondres, EHESS (in French).
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- de Miller-La Cerda, Anne (6 September 2018). "Avec la publication de son dernier livre, Dominique Duplantier jette l'ancre à Saint-Jean-de-Luz" [With the publication of his latest book, Dominique Duplantier drops anchor in Saint-Jean-de-Luz]. BasKulture (in French). Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Penin, Pierre (18 May 2012). "Il s'est 'encré' à Bayonne" [He is 'inked' (play of word with 'ancré'/'anchored') in Bayonne]. Sud Ouest (in French). Ondres. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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