Gardes-le-Pontaroux

Gardes-le-Pontaroux
Part of Magnac-lès-Gardes
The town hall in Gardes-le-Pontaroux
Location of Gardes-le-Pontaroux
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Coordinates: 45°31′13″N 0°18′20″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Tude-et-Lavalette
Commune	Magnac-lès-Gardes
Area ^1	13.3 km^2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	256
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16320
Elevation	101–220 m (331–722 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gardes-le-Pontaroux (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁd lə pɔ̃taʁu]; Occitan: Garda) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was merged with Magnac-Lavalette-Villars to form Magnac-lès-Gardes on 1 January 2025.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	237	—
1975	217	−1.25%
1982	267	+3.01%
1990	242	−1.22%
1999	248	+0.27%
2009	267	+0.74%
2014	262	−0.38%
2020	259	−0.19%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
2. Arrêté du 16 septembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Magnac-lès-Gardes, Légifrance, retrieved 9 January 2025
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE