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Pomps |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Arzacq-Arraziguet |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du canton d'Arzacq |
| Mayor | Claude Fourquet (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 90–138 m (300–453 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 219 (2006) |
| - Density | 28 /km2 (73 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64450/ 64370 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°29′32″N 0°32′25″W / 43.4922°N 0.5403°W
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Pomps is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France. An individual from Pomps is known as Pompsois.[1]
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Pomps is located in the northeast of the département, and lies about 20 kilometers to the north of the cities of Béarn and Pau.
Pomps is served by county roads (French: "routes départmentales") 945 and 946.
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.[2]
Mayors of Pomps
| Took Office | Left Office | Name | Party Affiliation |
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| 1971 | 1995 | Laurent Camguilem | Unknown |
| 1995 | 2008 | Claude Forquet | Unknown |
| 2008 | 2014 | Claude Forquet | Unknown |
Population of Pomps by Year
| Year | Population |
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| 1793 | 311 |
| 1800 | 319 |
| 1806 | 378 |
| 1821 | 359 |
| 1831 | 415 |
| 1836 | 400 |
| 1841 | 414 |
| 1846 | 406 |
| 1851 | 401 |
| 1856 | 430 |
| 1861 | 389 |
| 1866 | 347 |
| 1872 | 346 |
| 1876 | 322 |
| 1881 | 345 |
| 1886 | 310 |
| 1891 | 308 |
| 1896 | 282 |
| 1901 | 293 |
| 1906 | 275 |
| 1911 | 266 |
| 1921 | 227 |
| 1926 | 208 |
| 1931 | 216 |
| 1936 | 222 |
| 1946 | 203 |
| 1954 | 211 |
| 1962 | 226 |
| 1968 | 197 |
| 1975 | 173 |
| 1982 | 173 |
| 1990 | 176 |
| 1999 | 179 |
| 2006 | 219 |
| 2007 | 225 |
For the purposes of the French Census, Pomps is considered a part of the Urban Area of Pau.
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