Pontoux

Pontoux

Town hall
Pontoux

Coordinates: 46°55′30″N 5°06′36″E / 46.925°N 5.11°E / 46.925; 5.11Coordinates: 46°55′30″N 5°06′36″E / 46.925°N 5.11°E / 46.925; 5.11
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
Area1 13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 218
  Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 71355 / 71270
Elevation 174–194 m (571–636 ft)
(avg. 287 m or 942 ft)

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.

Pontoux is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

It was probably the Roman Pons Dubis.[1]

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