Pomps | |
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 Location of Pomps | |
Pomps Pomps | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′32″N 0°32′25″W / 43.4922°N 0.5403°W / 43.4922; -0.5403 | |
| 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 Fourquet1 |
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
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
- 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
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
| 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
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References
References
- "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.
- 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